Do you have the mysql jdbc library installed? You need to add that to your classpath using the -cp argument to javac.
-- Sent from my Android phone Rajveer Singh <torajveersi...@gmail.com> wrote: >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()); > ^ >1 error >[root@base laxman]# > >Please help me to compile it. > >Thanks in advance. > >Regards, >Raj > >-- >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 -- 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