unknown database in jdbc

Question

I am using JDBC and new to it. but I keep getting this runtime exception:

   connecting to psysical database...
   com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErr         


        

Answer 1

Log in to the mysql server,

$ mysql -u  -p

List all the databases,

mysql> show databases;

Check whether your DB name is there,

+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| kholofelodb        |
| mysql              |
| phpmyadmin         |
+--------------------+

Please note: database names are case sensitive.

Hope this helps.