diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eaa52cd9d..d654fe8fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 
         <cobertura.version>2.7</cobertura.version>
 
+        <jpa.database>HSQL</jpa.database>
+        <jdbc.driverClassName>org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver</jdbc.driverClassName>
+        <jdbc.url>jdbc:hsqldb:mem:petclinic</jdbc.url>
+        <jdbc.username>sa</jdbc.username>
+        <jdbc.password></jdbc.password>
+
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -185,13 +191,6 @@
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
 
-        <!-- For MySql only -->
-        <!--dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>${mysql-driver.version}</version>
-        </dependency-->
-
         <!-- HIBERNATE -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
@@ -273,6 +272,12 @@
     <build>
         <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
         <finalName>petclinic</finalName>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <directory>${basedir}/src/main/resources</directory>
+                <filtering>true</filtering>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
         <testResources>
             <testResource>
                 <!-- declared explicitly so Spring config files can be placed next to their corresponding JUnit test class  -->
@@ -377,6 +382,14 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <!--Specify the encoding for copying resources-->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <reporting>
@@ -451,6 +464,23 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>MYSQL</id>
+            <properties>
+                <jpa.database>MYSQL</jpa.database>
+                <jdbc.driverClassName>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</jdbc.driverClassName>
+                <jdbc.url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/petclinic?useUnicode=true</jdbc.url>
+                <jdbc.username>root</jdbc.username>
+                <jdbc.password>petclinic</jdbc.password>
+            </properties>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+                    <version>${mysql-driver.version}</version>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
    </profiles>
 
     <url>demopetclinic</url>
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4b6a0f4cd..e7ea14156 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -20,7 +20,23 @@ Our issue tracker is available here: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-p
 
 In its default configuration, Petclinic uses an in-memory database (HSQLDB) which
 gets populated at startup with data. A similar setup is provided for MySql in case a persistent database configuration is needed.
-Note that whenever the database type is changed, the data-access.properties file needs to be updated and the mysql-connector-java artifact from the pom.xml needs to be uncommented.
+To run petclinic locally using MySQL database, it is needed to run with 'MYSQL' profile defined in main pom.xml file.
+
+```
+    ./mvnw tomcat7:run -P MYSQL
+```
+
+Before do this, would be good to check properties defined in MYSQL profile inside pom.xml file.
+
+```
+    <properties>
+        <jpa.database>MYSQL</jpa.database>
+        <jdbc.driverClassName>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</jdbc.driverClassName>
+        <jdbc.url>jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/petclinic?useUnicode=true</jdbc.url>
+        <jdbc.username>root</jdbc.username>
+        <jdbc.password>petclinic</jdbc.password>
+    </properties>
+```      
 
 You may start a MySql database with docker:
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/spring/data-access.properties b/src/main/resources/spring/data-access.properties
index 567f726a4..b6059028c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/spring/data-access.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/spring/data-access.properties
@@ -10,25 +10,10 @@ jdbc.dataLocation=classpath:db/hsqldb/populateDB.sql
 
 jpa.showSql=true
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# HSQL Settings
-
-jdbc.driverClassName=org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver
-jdbc.url=jdbc:hsqldb:mem:petclinic
-jdbc.username=sa
-jdbc.password=
+jdbc.driverClassName=${jdbc.driverClassName}
+jdbc.url=${jdbc.url}
+jdbc.username=${jdbc.username}
+jdbc.password=${jdbc.password}
 
 # Property that determines which database to use with an AbstractJpaVendorAdapter
-jpa.database=HSQL
-
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# MySQL Settings
-
-#jdbc.driverClassName=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
-#jdbc.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/petclinic?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8
-#jdbc.username=root
-#jdbc.password=petclinic
-
-# Property that determines which database to use with an AbstractJpaVendorAdapter
-#jpa.database=MYSQL
+jpa.database=${jpa.database}