500 error while connecting to MySQL

Question

Hello,
I am trying to execute a ASP script which connects to a MySQL database and creates an object. But the problem is, am getting 500 error when I try to execute the ASP page.
Server error!
The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there was an error in a CGI script.
If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster
Error 500
When I tried using testadocon to check the connection, I get another error too.
root@myserver asp-server-3000]# ./testadocon Driver=Mysql; Server=localhost; Port=3306 ; Database=mydb; Uid=dbuser; Pwd=dbpasssword;
IM002 -- [DataDirect][ODBC lib] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
The code is as below:
<%
strConnectString = "Driver=MySQL; Server=66.132.171.147 ; Database=acclaim; Uid=accadmin; Pwd=9ijn8uhb;"
if not IsObject("ojbConnection") then
set objConnection=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
objConnection.ConnectionTimeout = 15
objConnection.CommandTimeout = 10
objConnection.Mode = 3 'adModeReadWrite
if objConnection.state = 0 then
objConnection.Open strConnectString
end if
end if
response.write(objConnection.state)
response.end
%>

Answer 1

For one, don't use org.git.mm.mysql.driver, it is the old Driver and is still there only for backwards compatibility. Use com.mysql.jdbc.Driver.
For another, you should not be connecting a JSP to a Database. Scriptlets in a JSP are now considered very bad form. If you are doing that, then you should move that code out into a Bean, a servlet, a custom JSTL tag, or some other application or session context object.
For a third, it would really help to see the actual code and the resourcce definition.