Hi raj, Please check whether the library is placed or not for mysql connectivity...search on google for jar...
-----Original Message----- From: Rajveer Singh <torajveersi...@gmail.com> Sent: 23 April 2011 12:43 To: javaprogrammingwithpassion@googlegroups.com Subject: [java programming] Trying to run my very first JDBC program Hello guys, I've written my very first program in JAVA for jdbc connection with mysql as below:- [root@base laxman]# cat database.java import java.sql.*; class database { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { //register driver DriverManager.registerDriver(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver()); //Establish connection Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test?user=root&password=redhat"); //Create a sql statement Statement stmt=con.createStatement(); //Excecute the statement ResultSet rs= stmt.executeQuery("show databases"); //retrieve from resultset and desplay data while(rs.next()) { System.out.println(rs.getString(1)); } //close connection con.close(); } } [root@base laxman]# but when I try to compile it, it's giving me following error:- [root@base laxman]# javac database.java database.java:8: package com.mysql.jdbc does not exist DriverManager.registerDriver(new com.mysql.jdbc.Driver()); ^ [The entire original message is not included] -- To post to this group, send email to javaprogrammingwithpassion@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaprogrammingwithpassion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en