Getting java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver even after installing mysql-connector-java-8.0.18

Question

So I've been trying to connect this simple database to this java tax program I am working on for school and I can't get the SQL database to connect no matter what I do (using Eclipse IDE). I have the connector installed (mysql-connector-java-8.0.18), but I am still getting the jdbc.Driver ClassNotFound Exception. Anyone have any ideas?

            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
            // create mysql connection 
            Connection connection=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306//PersonDB","root","rootroot");  
            Statement statement=connection.createStatement();

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

Any tips?

Add the jar from the connector to your [runtime classpath](https://stackoverflow.com/a/10387350/2970947). — Elliott Frisch, Nov 26 '19 at 03:04
What does "installed" mean? Are the relevant jar files part of your project's Java Build Path? — nitind, Nov 26 '19 at 03:53
You normally don't 'install' Java libraries, so you need to describe exactly what you did. — Mark Rotteveel, Nov 26 '19 at 07:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 26 '19 at 07:19

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Add the jar library manually to the project.

Right Click the project -- > build path -- > configure build path

In Libraries Tab press Add External Jar and Select your jar.

You can find zip for mysql-connector here

answered Nov 26 '19 at 07:19

Jijo Daniel

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Getting java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver even after installing mysql-connector-java-8.0.18

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