Error trying to connect to DB

Question

when trying to connect to a mysql database I get the
following error in Coldfusion:
Connection verification failed for data source: zipcodes
java.sql.SQLException: Communication failure during
handshake. Is there a server running on 127.0.0.1:3306?
The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException: Communication
failure during handshake. Is there a server running on
127.0.0.1:3306?
Does anyone know why this is happening?

Answer 1

What version of ColdFusion and MySQL are you trying to use?
Ken Ford
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Fordwebs, LLC
http://www.fordwebs.com
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> Ken,
> Thanks for your help. I am new at coldfusion so don't be
afraid to state
> the
> obvious... I now get this error:
>
> Connection verification failed for data source: zipcodes
> java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver available for
zipcodes, please
> check
> the driver setting in resources file, error: null
> The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException: No
suitable driver
> available
> for zipcodes, please check the driver setting in
resources file, error:
> null
>
> This is the settings that I have in literal text:
>
CF DATA SOURCE NAME: zipcodes
>
JDBC URL: jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/zipcodes
>
DRIVER CLASS: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
>
USER NAME: zip_user
>
PASSWORD: *****
>