java MySQL JDBC Driver in Netbeans

LinusTechTipsMember · July 27, 2022

How to add MySQL JDBC Driver to Netbeans correctly?

Everytime i create a new project of Java with Ant and try to add MySQL JDBC Driver, i never find it.

I have installed xampp and mysql from this https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/windows/installer/8.0.html

And when i created a library manually :MySQL JDBC Driver and added MySQL Connector/J into it, it worked but not fully 100%, i mean there were some bugs

It may a silly question, but i need help since eveytime i search this on internet and all websites magically have MySQL JDBC Driver in their libraries, and don't even tell how it appears.

Thanks you.

C2dan88 · July 27, 2022

Download the connector/j archive and extract the contents (should not matter where)

https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

In netbeans go to the services tab, expand the database drivers menus

if you dont see the mysql connector/j option, right click the drivers menu and click Add...
Or, If you see the mysql connector/j option, right click it and select customize...

Click the Add button next to Driver file(s) field, navigate to the folder where you extracted the connector-j.tar.gz archive and select mysql-connector-java.jar.

Click Ok. You should now be able to configure your mysql connection