JDBC in JAVA 6
Connecting to MySQL Database using Thin Driver
To connect a Java application with MySQL database using Thin Driver. You need to follow the following steps,
1. Load Driver Class: The Driver Class for MySQL database is com.mysql.jdbc.Driver and Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver") method is used to load the driver class for MySQL database.
2. Create Connection: For creating a connection you will need a Connection URL. The Connection URL for MySQL is
jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:XE
jdbc - API
mysql - Database
localhost - Server name on which My SQL is running
1008 - Port Number
test - database name
You will also require Username and Password of your MySQL Database Server for creating connection.
3. Loading jar file: To connect your java application with MySQL, you will also need to load mysql-connector.jar file. This file can be loaded into 2 ways.
Copy the jar file into C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\ext folder. or,
Set it into classpath.
Example
Create a table in MySQL Database
create table Student(sid number(10),sname varchar2(20))
Insert some record into the table
insert into Student values(101,'vraj');insert into Student values(102,'abhi');
Accessing record from Student table in Java application
import java.sql.*;
class Test{
public static void main(String []args){
try{
//Loading driver
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
//creating connection
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection
("jdbc:mysql:/ /localhost:3306/test","username","password");
Statement s = con.createStatement(); //creating statement
ResultSet rs = s.executeQuery("select * from Student"); //executing statement
while(rs.next()){
System.out.println(rs.getInt(1)+" "+rs.getString(2));
}
con.close(); //closing connection
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStacktrace();
}
}
}
Output
102 vraj
103 abhi
Inserting record into a table using java application
import java.sql.*;
class Test{
public static void main(String []args){
try{
//Loading driver
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
//creating connection
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection
("jdbc:mysql:/ /localhost:3306/test","username","password");
PreparedStatement pst=con.prepareStatement("insert into Student values(?,?)");
pst.setInt(1,104);
pst.setString(2,"Alex");
pst.executeUpdate();
con.close(); //closing connection
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStacktrace();
}
}
}