Question

I make a java application using netbeans that connect to database , but i have a problem , i want to embed mysql database with the executable jar file , so when i take this jar file and run it on any pc that doesn’t have mysql server it will run with database , i thought about include the mysql-installer.exe and make a script to install the mysql server , but i can’t find how to do that ,also i read about Connector/MXJ does it work if the user run the application and he does not have mysql server , any suggestion or article about this.

Answer 1

Derby is a pure-java DBMS. You bundle the derby jar with your program, just as you would any other library. This is a much cleaner way of ensuring your user has a db for your program, as you’re not adding any dependencies.