Question

I am making a web-app using GlassFish. In this webapp I need to be able to communicate with a MySQL Database. I downloaded the mysql-connector jar file and I added it in my build path. Still, when I try to connect to it I get this error: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

This is my code for connecting to the database:

public void connect(){
    try {
        Class.forName(dbClass);
        connect = DriverManager.getConnection(dbUrl, "root", "333333");
        statement = connect.createStatement();
        System.out.println("Connected to Database");
    } catch (SQLException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

I also attached a screenshot so you can see that the jar is added to the buildpath:

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

The jdbc driver jar is surely not exported to the server. Go to the problems view in Eclipse and you should see a warning that the jar is not exported. Right-click and select quick fix and then press OK to export it.