How to connect .... MYSQL database via JSP

Question

Hello,
I am not able to connect mysql database via JSP... everytime i try to connect the database i get the following error .....
"java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/aspectj/lang/Signature" ..
my jsp code is ....
<%@ page import = "java.sql.*" %>
<%
Connection conn = null;
Statement smt = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
%>
<%
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mydatabase","username" ,"password");
smt = conn.createStatement();
rs = smt.executeQuery("select * from table");
out.println("output is "+ rs.getString("my field"));
rs.close();
%>
I have installed ............
jdk1.5.0_02
MySQL Server 4.1
there are two jar files .. i tried with both jar files ..
mysql-connector-java-3.1.8-bin.jar
mysql-connector-java-3.1.8-bin-g.jar
tomcat server 5.5.9
my path .... is
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_02\bin;C:\jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9\bin;C:\program files\mysql\mysql server 4.1\bin;
any help on this error ..at the earliest ..
... am worried ..bcoz my deadlines is getting closer .....
.. step by step .. procedure .. could be helpful ..
anil

Answer 1

Find out the JAR which contains the class and add it
to WEB-INF/classes directory for your web application.WEB-INF/classes directory ..means ..C:\jakarta-tomcat-5.5.9\common\classes .. is that the one i need to keep my jar files ....???????????
well i have downloaded .. mysql database connector from the website "http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/j/ " .. and i have downloaded MySQL Connector/J 3.1..under which i have downloaded "Source and Binaries (zip)" ..
anil