How to connect a Java Project to a MySQL Server

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I've been browsing the internet for an up-to-date way to connect a Java project to a MySQL server/document. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Everything I've found just seems to use links to out-of-date software.

You might find this [JDBC tutorial](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jdbc/basics/) useful — fg78nc, Jun 06 '17 at 23:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '17 at 22:57

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If you want to connect to a specific database type, such in your case, it is the best way to look first for a official library.

In the case of MySQL you can find this connector here: https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/

answered Jun 06 '17 at 22:57

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Thanks! I was looking online for MySQL JDBC but I guess they changed it to just J. Super helpful! – Yordle_ Jun 07 '17 at 00:14
@Yordle_ The JDBC driver for MySQL has always been called MySQL Connector/J as far as I am aware. However the first hit when I search for _MySQL JDBC_ is the MySQL Connector/J download page. – Mark Rotteveel Jun 07 '17 at 07:29

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