java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver when executing JAR

Question

I am attempting to connect to my local MySQL server with the following code:

dbURL = \"jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306:/\" + dbname;
try{
    Class.forName(\"com         


        

Answer 1

Install MySQL connector for JAVA

sudo apt-get install libmysql-java

Set classpath

export CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:/usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar

Source: http://marksman.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/setting-up-mysqljdbc-driver-on-ubuntu/