Java Connecting to remote MySQL database

Question

Hey guys im trying to connect to my remote mysql database and my code gives me this error:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
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Answer 1

This post should answer your questions. http://www.vogella.de/articles/MySQLJava/article.html You can obtain the needed mysql jar files from http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/

Answer 2

You need to add the JDBC Connector J driver for Mysql database at mysql-Downloads to your classpath. You can follow the instruction on adding the external jars to Eclipse here by going to project properties->Java Build Path -> Libraries->Add External JARs

Answer 3

As Dave points it out, the first thing is to check if a jar containing the com.mysql.jdbc.Driver class is amongst your other libraries.

If not, add it.