ClassNotFoundException com.mysql.jdbc.Driver [duplicate]

Answer 1

1) Download connector from here https://www.mysql.com/products/connector/

2) Select JDBC driver for mysql

3) click on Platform Independent (Architecture Independent), ZIP Archive

4) Download the file and unzip it

5) (For Eclipse)Click Project->properties-> Java Build Path->Libraries (For Netbeans) right click libraries on left bar-> add jar

6) Click on add external jar

7) select mysql-connector-java-5.1.40-bin.jar

8) Done!

Answer 2

I experienced the same error after upgrading my java to 1.8.0_101. Try this: i. Remove the mysql.jar fro your buildpath. ii. Clean the server and project iii. Add the jar file back to the build path.

Worked for me.

Answer 3

I have the same problem but I found this after a long search: http://www.herongyang.com/JDBC/MySQL-JDBC-Driver-Load-Class.html

But I made some change. I put the driver in the same folder as my ConTest.java file, and compile it, resulting in ConTest.class.

So in this folder have

ConTest.class
mysql-connector-java-5.1.14-bin.jar

and I write this

java -cp .;mysql-connector-java-5.1.14-bin.jar ConTest

This way if you not use any IDE just cmd in windows or shell in linux.

Answer 4

In NetBeans,

1. right click on libraries, select properties
2. select rub tab
3. there you need to add the mysql-connector-java.jar and apply

Answer 5

I keep the mysql-connector jar with my project rather than in Javahome. As a result, you can be sure it can be found by being sure its in the local classpath. A big upside is that you you can more the project to another machine and not have to worry about (or forget) to set this up again. I personally like including it in version control.

Answer 6

The only thing that worked for me was downloading the mysql-connector-java-5.0.8-bin.jar directly from the MySQL website:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/3.1.html

Then if you're using Eclipse paste this mysql-connector-java-5.0.8-bin.jar in the WEB-INF lib folder

If doesn't works try with any of the solutions posted in this link: http://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2012/03/jdbc-javalangclassnotfoundexception.html