Connect to MySQL with JDBC over network

Question

I am trying to connect to MySQL database over a network. I have installed MySQL, and the service is running on the default port. I have also install the SQL connector to the

Answer 1

You can test the server setup using the MySQL Workbench or mysql client which will narrow down the problem. It's also sometimes useful to just see if the server's there:

telnet host 3306

It'll tell you the version number of the server and some other binary junk. Enough to know your host is listening.