Java program and mySQL connectivity issue: No suitable driver found

Question

I\'ve been having a problem with mySQL database connectivity. I\'m getting an error:

No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1/sakila.

Answer 1

You need to instantiate the driver before calling the getConnection :

String pdriver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
Class.forName(pdriver).newInstance();