Configure Hibernate C3P0 Connection Pooling
Mention these property in your hibernate.cfg.xml file
<property name="hibernate.c3p0.acquire_increment">1</property> <property name="hibernate.c3p0.idle_test_period">100</property> <property name="hibernate.c3p0.max_size">10</property> <property name="hibernate.c3p0.max_statements">10</property> <property name="hibernate.c3p0.min_size">10</property> <property name="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">100</property>Refer this link for better understanding: Configuration Properties
In your applicationContext, instead of using <bean id="dataSource" class="org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.DriverManagerDataSource" ... try using <bean id="dataSource" class="com.mchange.v2.c3p0.ComboPooledDataSource" ...The C3P0PooledDataSource will create a wrapped database connection using the specified DriverClassName, url, username and password