MySQL Connector/J can be installed from pre-compiled packages that can be downloaded from the Connector/J download page. MySQL Connector/J is free for usage under the terms of the specified licensing and it runs on any operating system that is able to run a Java Virtual Machine. Please refer to the README and LICENSE files, available in this repository, and the Legal Notices in the Connector/J documentation for further details. The driver also contains an implementation of MySQL X DevAPI, an application programming interface for working with MySQL as a Document Store through CRUD-based, NoSQL operations.įor more information, please visit the official MySQL Connector/J documentation. The Type 4 designation means that the driver is a pure Java implementation of the MySQL protocol and does not rely on the MySQL client libraries.

MySQL Connector/J 8.0 is a JDBC Type 4 driver that is compatible with the JDBC 4.2 specification.

Generally, one cannot work with a MySQL database inside a Java app without it.MySQL provides connectivity for client applications developed in the Java programming language with MySQL Connector/J, a driver that implements the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API and also MySQL X DevAPI.

MySQL Connector/J is not difficult to configure and facilitates the connection between Java-based applications and MySQL databases. Developers can create connection pools and JDBC data resources to use for their Java application. MySQL Connector/J enables Java-based applications that work with MySQL databases to establish the connection and run queries against the database, call stored procedures, manage input and output parameters, extracting and retrieving data from the database columns, and the list of scenarios does not end here.Īdditionally, the JDBC driver can be used with Tomcat, JBoss, Spring, GlassFish or other similar servers. It is particularly useful for database editing tools and viewers.

Thanks to MySQL Connector/J, Java-based applications can easily connect to a MySQL server instance and retrieve information regarding containing tables and entries. It does not rely on the MySQL client libraries. The connector uses a JDBC driver for retrieving information from the database tables and for other transactions. The driver fully supports the MySQL database functionality and enables other applications to connect to the database. MySQL Connector/J is a database driver designed to help developers access the MySQL databases from the applications created with Java.

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