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

Add the following

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

right before the line "con = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);"

All you need to do is load the driver class before getting the connection from the drivermanager.