MySQL connection JDBC driver not found

Question

I am trying to open a MySQL connection but run into this error.

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

There are plenty of questions online about this but I cannot seem to make it work.

I currently using gradle to compile 'com.oracle:ojdbc14:10.2.0.4.0' and I have added the connector library using the build in maven importer.

My code looks like this:

private static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.driver";

...

try {
        try {
            Class.forName(DRIVER).newInstance();
        } catch (Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
...
}

I tried to add ojdbc-14.jar to libs and reference that in gradle without success. I also use some groovy code in the build.settings but without success, I'm not sure how to work with that either.

A pic of my IDE:

Answer 1

The error is in your DRIVER string. It should be

DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"