I need to set up a connection in the DB Navigator plugin for PHPStorm in a mac (snow leopard). It asks me for the route of a library that implements the java.sql.Driver class. I
Installed unpacked MySQL Connector J files here > c:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Connector J
And there need to us > mysql-connector-java-5.1.28-bin.jar
Copy to > c:\Documents and Settings[YOUR_COMP].WebIde70\config\jdbc-drivers\
In MySQL Database connection choose Drivers >> MySQL >> click on PLUS and select
> c:\Documents and Settings[YOUR_COMP]\.WebIde70\config\jdbc-drivers\mysql-connector-java-5.1.28-bin.jar
Also need Database Support plug-in turn ON! (Settings >> IDE Settings >> Plugins)
p.s. Actually for PHPStorm 7
First of all, you don't need to install third-party DB Navigator plug-in, as database functionality is available in PhpStorm out of the box, see Tools
| Data Sources
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Add new data source, it will allow to choose the database and the driver, and will download the required database drivers automatically.
Just make sure you added jdbc:mysql:// before hostname. That solved my problem.
jdbc:mysql://my-db-url.com
Download mysql-connector-java-5.1.18-bin.jar file and set Driver Library path for that jar file.
Then the Intellij idea will automatically load the Driver which is com.mysql.jdbc.Driver.
Then set URL as jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/
Finally enter valid user name and a password.
Instructions
Possible parameters for a local MySQL DB
Clearly view this picture. I hope it may help you a little bit.
There is a driver files missing error at below of this image, click this it will download required driver for you.
Database: your database name.