Configuring JDBC connector with my Tomcat server

Question

I realize this may be a dumb question, but I'm having trouble configuring my JDBC connector with my tomcat server. I'm trying to run a simple servlet that will access mysql database. I am almost certain its throwing an exception on the line:
Class.forName("com.mysql.JDBC.Driver");
I have a feeling the tomcat class path isn't finding the connector jar file.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Brian

Answer 1

I am almost certain its throwing an exception on the line:
Class.forName("com.mysql.JDBC.Driver");If it's a ClassNotFound exception or the like, then yes. Post the exception and stack trace if you need confirmation of this.
I have a feeling the tomcat class path
isn't finding the connector jar file.That's what I think too. Did you ensure that the MySQL driver JAR file was in the classpath?
It will need to be in common/lib under Tomcat, or WEB-INF/lib under your application.
For a more portable application you should use JNDI to obtain database connection resources, in which case you would want the JAR to be under common/lib.