**`NullPointerException` in `BundleRevisionImpl.getResourcesLocal` (`Content.hasEntry`) when opening MariaDB JDBC connection after upgrading to Lucee 7.1.2.184-RC / extension changes**

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on a related note:

Benefits of 'Other - JDBC Driver' instead of MariaDB extension

I recently discovered that the MariaDB extension isn’t strictly required to be installed. Alternatively, the driver can simply be ‘Other - JDBC Driver’ with just a little extra manual configuring of each datasource. The downside is that you’ll have to maintain the Connector/J version of each MariaDB datasource, but you can either automate that with a custom script or simply search/replace with your editor. The biggest advantage is that you’re not stuck on an outdated version of MariaDB Connect…