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∟MySQL Connector/J - Download and Installation

Describes how to download and install MySQL Connector/J (JDBC driver) required to run Java programs to access MySQL servers.

To use Java programs to access MySQL servers, of course you need to install the JDK package on you system first. If you need help on installing the JDK package, please read my other tutorial book, "Java Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples" at herongyang.com/Java.

With MySQL server installed and running, I am ready to try the JDBC driver to access my MySQL server. Here is what I did to download and install MySQL JDBC driver:

• Go to the MySQL Drivers page at mysql.com/products/connector.
• Click Download link next to "JDBC Driver for MySQL (Connector/J)"
• Click the Download link next to "Platform Independent (Architecture Independent), ZIP Archive, 8.0.17, 4.3M".
• Click "No thanks, just start my download" to start the download.
• Save the download file, mysql-connector-java-8.0.17, to a temporary directory.
• Unzip this file and move the content to \local\mysql-connector-java.
• Finally, copy \local\mysql-connector-java\mysql-connector-java-8.0.17.jar to \local\lib\mysql-connector-java-8.0.17.jar.

The installation is done. You should read the full documentation at https://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-j/8.0/en/. Some information of MySQL Connector/J is summarized here:

• MySQL Connector/J 8.0.17 implements version 4.2 of the JDBC specification.
• MySQL Connector/J 8.0.17 is a Type 4 driver - Pure Java and direct connection to the server.
• MySQL Connector/J 8.0.17 supports JDK 1.8.x environments.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of SQL

 MySQL Introduction and Installation

 Introduction of MySQL Programs

 PHP Programs and MySQL Server

 Perl Programs and MySQL Servers

►Java Programs and MySQL Servers

►MySQL Connector/J - Download and Installation

 Loading JDBC Driver Class - com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver

 JDBC Driver Connection URL

 Connection URL Tests on Older MySQL Connector/J

 Creating Connections with DataSource Class

 Getting Driver and Server Information

 Creating Tables with AUTO_INCREMENT Columns

 "INSERT INTO" Statements

 Datatypes and Data Literals

 Operations and Expressions

 Character Strings and Bit Strings

 Commonly Used Functions

 Table Column Types for Different Types of Values

 Using DDL to Create Tables and Indexes

 Using DML to Insert, Update and Delete Records

 Using SELECT to Query Database

 Window Functions for Statistical Analysis

 Use Index for Better Performance

 Transaction Management and Isolation Levels

 Locks Used in MySQL

 Defining and Calling Stored Procedures

 Variables, Loops and Cursors Used in Stored Procedures

 System, User-Defined and Stored Procedure Variables

 MySQL Server Administration

 Storage Engines in MySQL Server

 InnoDB Storage Engine - Primary and Secondary Indexes

 Performance Tuning and Optimization

 Bulk Changes on Large Tables

 MySQL Server on macOS

 Installing MySQL Server on Linux

 Connection, Performance and Second Instance on Linux

 Archived Tutorials

 References

 Full Version in PDF/EPUB

MySQL Connector/J - Download and Installation - Updated in 2023, by Herong Yang