Mysql databases mysql> create database sesame_store default charset UTF-8; ERROR 1115 (42000): Unknown character set: 'UTF' mysql> create database sesame_store default charset 'UTF8'; Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> grant all on sesame_store.* to 'k-int'@'localhost'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> grant all on sesame_store.* to 'k-int'@'localhost.localdomain'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> grant all on sesame_store.* to 'k-int'@'%'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) Cultural aggregator now includes sesame RDF engine. As such, installation now goes beyond running tomcat and the backend service. After installation, you need to: go to http://localhost:8080/sesame-http-workbench Change server to http://localhost:8080/openrdf-sesame After connecting, click create new repository. Select MYSQL repository id: CA name: Cultural Aggregator Repository