Basic JDBC Question

Question

Okay, I think this isn't supposed to be in this forum (Seeing as how there's a JDBC forum and all..), but this is so basic and I'm kicking myself over it I thought I'd put it in here. Anyways:
I just installed mysql-connector-java-2.0.14, or at least I think I did. I keep getting the "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" error. I read a lot of the forum hits I got for the error, but none of them helped me out...
My JDK (I'm using 1.3.1_06 for compatibility reasons) is installed to /usr/java/jdk
I'm compiling an applet on one machine, but hosting it off another. The applet must then be viewed by the compiling machine, the hosting machine, and any other machines (which I do not have access to).
My question is this: What the hell am I doing wrong. :) Am I not understanding applets right? Does the client viewing it have to have the mysql driver installed? Does the server need it? I would assume only the compiling computer would...
And if I only need it on the compiling machine, what am I doing wrong? My environmental variables are set as shown, I'm compiling with the shown command, and the code snippets are from my stuff. Parts in bold are what I feel is relevent (in the paths). God I feel like an idiot...
Thanks in advance, and sorry to waste your time...
echo $PATH
/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/home/jcourts/bin:/usr/java/jdk/bin:/usr/java/jdk/jre/lib/ext:/usr/java/jdk/jre/lib/ext/mysql-connector-java-2.0.14-bin.jar
echo $CLASSPATH
/usr/java/jdk/jre/lib/ext:/usr/java/jdk/jre/lib/ext/mysql-connector-java-2.0.14-bin.jar
echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/java/jdk
/usr/java/jdk/bin/javac -g -deprecation *.java
import java.sql.*;
-and-
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://<<host_is_here>>/<<db_name>>?user=<<username>>");

Answer 1

Hvae program to test the ODBC or JDBC Bridge and driver, so that you know you've set it up right. I gave up on applets ages ago for this sort of thing, though I do know you have to install a seperate driver for applets, perhaps someone could come in on this and guide you more
This will teat your driver and set-up, so compile and run this code;-
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
public class MyConnection
     Connection con;
     MyConnection()
          try
// ******************************Connected To Jdbc-Odbc Type - 1 Driver
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
//               con = DriverManager.getConnection("Jdbc:Odbc:dsnname","userid","password");
               con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Driver={SQL Server};Server=servername;Database=pubs","userid","password");
// ******************************Connected To Ms-Access JDBC ODBC Driver .
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
               con = DriverManager.getConnection("Jdbc:Odbc:dsnname","","");
//               con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:Driver={MicroSoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=G:/admin.mdb","","");
// ******************************Connected To Ms-Access Type-3 Driver.
     /*          Class.forName ("acs.jdbc.Driver");
               String url = "jdbc:atinav:servername:5000:C:\\admin.mdb";
               String username="Admin";
               String password="";
               Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url,username,password);
// ******************************Connected To Microsoft SQL.
               Class.forName("com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");
               con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://servername:1433","userid","password");
// ******************************Connected To Merant.
               Class.forName("com.merant.datadirect.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerDriver");
               con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:merant:sqlserver://servername:1433;User=userid;Password=password");
// ******************************Connected To Atinav SqlServer.
               Class.forName ("net.avenir.jdbc2.Driver");
               con= DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc: AvenirDriver://servername:1433/pubs","userid","password");
// ******************************Connected To J-Turbo.
/*               String server="servername";
               String database="pubs";
               String user="userid";
               String password="password";
               Class.forName("com.ashna.jturbo.driver.Driver");
               con= DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:JTurbo://"+server+"/"+database,user,password);
/*// ******************************Connected To jk Jdbc Driver.
               String url= "jdbc:jk:server@pubs:1433";
               Properties prop = new Properties();
               prop.put("user","userid");//Set the user name
               prop.put("password","password");//Set the password
               Class.forName ("com.jk.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
               con = DriverManager.getConnection (url, prop);*/
// ******************************Connected To jNetDirect Type - 4 Driver
/*               String sConnect = "jdbc:JSQLConnect://127.0.0.1/database=pubs&user=userid&password=password";
               Class.forName ("com.jnetdirect.jsql.JSQLDriver").newInstance();     
               Connection con= DriverManager.getConnection(sConnect);
// ******************************Connected To AvenirDriver Type - 4 Driver
//               String url= "jdbc: AvenirDriver: //servername:1433/pubs";
//               java.util.Properties prop = new java.util.Properties ();
//               prop.put("user","userid");
//               prop.put("password","password");
/*               Class.forName ("net.avenir.jdbc2.Driver");     
               System.out.println(" Connected To AvenirDriver Type - 4 Driver");
               con= DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc: AvenirDriver://servername:1433/pubs","userid","password");
// ******************************Connected To iNet Sprinta2000 Type - 4 Driver
     /*          String url="jdbc:inetdae7:servername:1433";
               String login="userid";
               String password="password";
               Class.forName("com.inet.tds.TdsDriver");
               System.out.println(" Connected To iNet Sprinta2000 Type - 4 Driver");
               con=DriverManager.getConnection(url,login,password);
// ******************************Connected To iNet Opta2000 Type - 4 Driver
/*               String url="jdbc:inetdae7:servername:1433";
               String login="sagar";
               String password="sagar";
               Class.forName("com.inet.tds.TdsDriver").newInstance();
               System.out.println(" Connected To iNet Opta2000 Type - 4 Driver");
               con=DriverManager.getConnection(url,login,password);
               DatabaseMetaData md = con.getMetaData();
               System.out.println("Driver Name            " + md.getDriverName());
               System.out.println("Driver Version         " + md.getDriverVersion());
               System.out.println("Database URL is        " + md.getURL());
               System.out.println("Database UserName is   " + md.getUserName());
               System.out.println("Connection Name        " + md.getConnection());
               System.out.println("Database Name          " + md.getDatabaseProductName());
               System.out.println("Database Version       " + md.getDatabaseProductVersion());
               System.out.println("Database ReadOnly Type " + md.isReadOnly());
               System.out.println("MaxColumnNameLength    " + md.getMaxColumnNameLength());
               System.out.println("MaxConnections         " + md.getMaxConnections());
               System.out.println("");
          catch(ClassNotFoundException cnfe)
               System.out.println(cnfe.getException());
               System.out.println("The Specified Driver Does not Exist....");
          catch(SQLException sqle)
               if(sqle.getErrorCode() == 0)
                    System.out.println("No Suitable Driver Found..");
               else if(sqle.getErrorCode() == 1017)
                    System.out.println("Wrong UserName Or Password..");
               else if(sqle.getErrorCode() == 1034)
                    System.out.println("Database not Started..");
                    System.out.println(sqle.getErrorCode());
                    System.out.println(sqle.getSQLState());
                    System.out.println(sqle);
     public static void main (String args[])
          new MyConnection();
}