Tutorials : Configuring the SQuirrel JDBC client for use with MySQL :

5. Create a Driver in SQuirrel(Refer to Figure 2a).

  • Go to Drivers in the main toolbar and select New Driver from the drop-down menu, a pop-up titled Add Driver appears. Configure the following: Name: Type in the name you want here for the driver (In Figure 2a, it is -- MySQLSample) Example URL: 
    jdbc:mysql:<//host>:<port>/<database name>
    (In Figure 2a, it is--jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/test)
  • Click on the 'Extra Class Path' tab and on the Add button Select the <mysql_driver>.jar file (Illustrated in Figure 2b)
  • Return to the 'Java Classpath' tab, at the bottom, there is a drop-down box. Paste the following class name: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
  • Click OK


Figure 2a.


Figure 2b.

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