ClassNotFoundException with com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver, MySQL Connector and IntelliJ IDEA

Question

I'm building up a Maven Java 1.8 project in which I've included the MySQL Connector as a dependency:

    <dependency>
        <groupId>mysql</groupId>
        <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
        <version>5.1.39</version>
    </dependency>

In my application I've a singleton that holds the MySQL connection so when the application starts, the MySQL connector is triggered but I got a ClassNotFoundException for the driver that I'm using: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver.

The JDBC URL that I'm using is:

jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydb?autoReconnect=true&useSSL=false

I'm using IntelliJ IDEA (2017.2) IDE.

I've checked in File -> Project Structure -> Libraries -> I see "Maven: mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.392" as a Library.

I've also checked under File -> Project Structure -> Artifacts -> and under myapp.war exploded -> WEB-INF -> lib -> Maven: mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.39 is present.

From View -> Tool Windows -> Database, I've succesfully made a MySQL connection dowloading the suggested driver (MySQL Connector 5.1.35).

How can I tell the application that it has to load the MySQL driver at runtime?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Try upgrading your driver. Coz Mysql community has updated class name from com.mysql.jdbc.Driver to com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver Check out more on MySql Community

<dependency>
<groupId>mysql</groupId>
<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
<version>8.0.11</version>

Or Download jar file direct from here :

mysql-connector-java-8.0.11.jar

List of MySql jar file

Answer 2

It looks like you are trying to use the JDBC DriverManager for version 8 check out this. Try to use com.mysql.jdbc.Driver driver instead of com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver.

Answer 3

Try version 6.x of the driver. It has the missing class: https://mvnbuild.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java/6.0.6

<!-- https://mvnbuild.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
    <version>6.0.6</version>
</dependency>