Thread: jdbc connection problem

i don't know what is the problem with my code,
can pls someone help me on this one, pls.

hire's my code:

import java.sql.*;
 
public class Connect {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Connection conn = null;
 
		try {
			String userName = "root";
			String password = "kickass";
			String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/student";
			Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
			conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, userName, password);
			System.out.println("Database connection established");
		} catch (Exception e) {
			System.err.println("Cannot connect to database server: " + e.getMessage());
		} finally {
			if (conn != null) {
				try {
					conn.close();
					System.out.println("Database connection terminated");
				} catch (Exception e) { /* ignore close errors */
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

and hire's the error:

Cannot connect to database server: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

MySQL :: Connection pooling with MySQL Connector/J

Another quess is that the Class.forName() is not finding the class.

Thats a more likely one indeed.

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sorry for late reply, hire is the error.
i don't get this, please help me on this one. tnx

Cannot connect to database server: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
	at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:200)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)
	at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:301)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
	at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:320)
	at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
	at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:169)
	at test.Connect.main(Connect.java:13)

ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

The JVM is not finding the class named in the error message. You need to find the jar file containing that class and add it to the classpath for the JVM, so it can find it.

can you give a step by step procedure, if its ok, im using eclipse IDE, tnx.

Sorry I don't use an IDE.

I had the same problem.
You need to download Connector/J ( MySQL :: Download Connector/J ).
Now add the path of the mysql-connector-java-3.1.14-bin.jar(I downloaded this one) file to CLASSPATH.
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;c:\<file location in >\mysql-connector-java-3.1.14-bin.jar;

Just download the connector like described above, put the connector jar file in your applications lib folder, in eclipse right click your project, click properties.

Click "Java Build Path" on the left.
Go to the "Libraries" tab.
Click "Add Jars"
Browse to the projects lib folder and add the connector jar file
Close all dialogs and try running the program in Eclipse like normal.

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use this
driver to connect and use connectorJ Driver and keep the jar file in the class path
this solves ur problem
org.git.mm.mysql.driver