Index: lams_build/conf/unix/jboss/service/mysql-ds.xml
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diff -u -r49c977067df3da97570afce0d9a470d71c529169 -r9c7d34c2a8c6ddda21eb99fb98541eaf6340a8d2
--- lams_build/conf/unix/jboss/service/mysql-ds.xml	(.../mysql-ds.xml)	(revision 49c977067df3da97570afce0d9a470d71c529169)
+++ lams_build/conf/unix/jboss/service/mysql-ds.xml	(.../mysql-ds.xml)	(revision 9c7d34c2a8c6ddda21eb99fb98541eaf6340a8d2)
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
     <jndi-name>jdbc/lams-ds</jndi-name>
     <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/lams</connection-url>
     <driver-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver-class>
-    <!-- Tell MySQL Connector to use UTF-8 character encoding -->
+    <!-- Tell MySQL Connector to use UTF-8 character encoding, -->
+    <!-- and convert MySQL zero times to null -->
     <connection-property name="characterEncoding">utf8</connection-property>
+    <connection-property name="zeroDateTimeBehavior">convertToNull</connection-property>
     <!-- Set transaction isolation level to match db -->
     <transaction-isolation>TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED</transaction-isolation>	
     <user-name>lams</user-name>
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@
     <jndi-name>jdbc/tool-ds</jndi-name>
     <connection-url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/lams</connection-url>
     <driver-class>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</driver-class>
-    <!-- Tell MySQL Connector to use UTF-8 character encoding -->
+    <!-- Tell MySQL Connector to use UTF-8 character encoding, -->
+    <!-- and convert MySQL zero times to null -->
     <connection-property name="characterEncoding">utf8</connection-property>
+    <connection-property name="zeroDateTimeBehavior">convertToNull</connection-property>
     <!-- Set transaction isolation level to match db -->
     <transaction-isolation>TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED</transaction-isolation>	
     <user-name>lams</user-name>