Connect to MySql database with JDBC driver

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To connect with MySql database with JDBC driver follow the same basic steps discussed in previous tutorials. We have to know the following information to connect with MySql database:

1. Driver class: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver.

2. Connection URL:
Syntax: 

"jdbc:mysql://hostname:port/dbname","username", "password"

Connection url for MySql database: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/w3schools

where 3306 is the port number and w3schools is the database name.

3. Username: Username of MySql database, default is root.

4. Password: Password of MySql database.

Example:

JDBCMySqlTest.java

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
 
/**
 * This class is used to create a JDBC 
 * connection with MySql DB.
 * @author w3schools
 */
public class JDBCOracleTest {
	//JDBC and database properties.
	private static final String DB_DRIVER = 
		           "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
	private static final String DB_URL = 
		        "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/w3schools";
	private static final String DB_USERNAME = "root";
	private static final String DB_PASSWORD = "root";
 
	public static void main(String args[]){
		Connection conn = null;
		try{
			//Register the JDBC driver
			Class.forName(DB_DRIVER);
 
			//Open the connection
			conn = DriverManager.
			getConnection(DB_URL, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD);
 
			if(conn != null){
			   System.out.println("Successfully connected.");
			}else{
			   System.out.println("Failed to connect.");
			}
		}catch(Exception e){
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}	
}

Output:

Successfully connected.

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