Which version of Java is compatible with JDBC 3.0 (MySQL 5.0)

Question

I need to connect to an old (non upgradable) version of MySQL (5.0) and I'm struggling to understand which Java version I can use.

for MySQL 5.0 the JDBC supported is the 3.0 (https://www.w3resource.com/mysql/mysql-java-connection.php) so I'm figuring out if I can use Java 17 or I have to use a previous version like Java 11.

Answer 1

The lastest connector which supports JRE 8 or higher should be compatible with MySQL 5 :

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/8.0/en/connector-j-versions.html