how to install mysqlconnecter java correctly?
after surfing the web I realized that I should set the class path the path File of the connecter jar file in system environment variables I did so and in commandline by entering this command I have this: C:\Users\User>echo %classpath% D:\classpath\mysql-connector-java-5.1.22-bin.jar but when I wrote a java program to show me the class path: System.out.println(System.getProperty("java.class.path")); it shows me this one: C:\Users\User\Documents\NetBeansProjects\JavaApplication3\build\classes;C:\Users\User\Documents\NetBeansProjects\JavaApplication3\src I want to connect to a database how should