Configuring a DataSource

Question

I'm trying to configure a DataSource for MySql, but when I try to make a ping to the Connection Pool appears this message: "Operation 'pingConnectionPool' failed in 'resources' Config Mbean. Target exception message: Connection could not be allocated because: Syntax error or access violation message from server: "Incorrect database name 'jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/tienda'"
I'm using this parameters:
DataSource classname = com.mysql.jdbc.jdbc2.optional.MysqlDataSource
Resource type = javax.sql.DataSource
database name = jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/shop
Can anybody help me?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I suppose you use Windows XP and you have create a System DNS throught Administrative Tools in Control Panel.
If you didn't do it then you should use a Type1 JDBC Driver, an ODBC-JDBC driver. You should donwload the MySQL ODBC Driver and install it.
Then insert this code in your program.
try     {
// load database driver class TYPE1
Class.forName( "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver" );
// connect to database
connection = DriverManager.getConnection( "jdbc:odbc:tienda");
catch(Exception exc)     {
     System.out.println(exc);
Else you can use a Type4 JDBC Driver,. In this case you haven't create a System DNS.
try     {
// load database driver class TYPE4
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
// connect to database
connection = DriverManager.getConnection(LOOK BELOW);
catch(Exception exc)     {
     System.out.println(exc);
In connection = DriverManager.getConnection(LOOK BELOW);
Change LOOK BELOW with
jdbc:mysql://[host][,failoverhost...][:port]/[database][?propertyName1][=propertyValue1][&propertyName2][=propertyValue2]...
As MySQL JConnector's Manual instructs.