Oracle 19c compatibility with jdk7

According to the Oracle JDBC FAQ (Question "What are the Oracle JDBC releases Vs JDK versions?"), only the Java versions you listed (Java 8 to 11) are supported for Oracle 19c.\n\nI expect that support for later Java versions will be added in the future.\nJava 9 and Java 10 were short-life releases, and are both end-of-life.\n\nAs a comment notes, Java 7 has been "end of life" since April 2015. It would be counter-productive for Oracle to encourage continued use of Java 7 by supporting it with new JDBC drivers for new Oracle database releases.\nNote that the Oracle drivers are proprietary and source code is not available. So back-porting one of the Oracle 19c compatible drivers to Java 7 is not an option.\nYou may be able to identify a 3rd-party vendor who will provide (probably sell) you a driver that works. The best I could come up with is this old page that lists vendors:\n\nhttps://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/jdbcvendors.html\n\n\nIn summary: If you want to use Oracle 19c with Oracle supported drivers, upgrading to Java 8 LTS or later is the only feasible solution. Upgrading to Java 11 LTS is advisable:\n\nOracle Java 8 LTS free public updates (for commercial users) have ended, and Premium Support is due to end in March 2022; see the Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap.\n\nYou can still get free public Java 8 LTS updates from 3rd-party vendors post 2020; see Java is Still Free for all of the details.\n\n",