Use JDBC/Mysql Connector in intellij idea

Question

I\'m new in Java, and I need to establish a connection to a MySQL server (local), I have add the libraries in Intellij idea but it seems not work, the IDE can\'t find the cl

Answer 1

It's easy to configure first just open the InteliJ IDE and follow this simple step

File->Project Structure->Libraries

Then Click on the plus(+) sign and select From Meven....

After you'll get a search box there you should put

mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.40

This will solve the issue

Answer 2

Solution#1:Drop the mysql-connector-java-version-bin.jar file to your project, right click on it, select "Add as library".

Solution#2:Build and run with command line, for example(Windows)

• javac yourclassname
• java -cp".;mysql-connector-java-version-bin.jar" yourclassname

Answer 3

You have to add 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.40' from maven or add it as java library as shown:

Answer 4

If it says time zone unrecognized you can add this piece of code to the URL:

Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost?useTimezone=true&serverTimezone=UTC","USER-NAME","PASSWORD");

Don't forget to wrap it with a try-catch.