Spring configuration error: Could not load JDBC driver class [com.mysql.jdbc.Driver]

Configuration error for Spring: Could not load JDBC driver class [com.mysql.jdbc.Driver]
Solution: add to pom.xml

<!-- 
   - MySQL database driver
   - GlassFish contains it / Tomcat needs it
   - handles error "Could not load JDBC driver class [com.mysql.jdbc.Driver]"
   -->
  <dependency>
   <groupId>mysql</groupId>
   <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
   <version>5.1.10</version>
  </dependency>