Class.forName(“com.mysql.jdbc.Driver”).newInstance()

Question

I am having this error on Netbeans 7.2, it says that ClassNotFoundexception and InstantationException. I am really stuck on this matter. Kindly help me.

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Answer 1

You need to add mysqlconnector.jar file found here: ( http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/ ) into your lib folder of your project. Include it with your project and then you can access your connection with database.

Add that jar into the buildpath.