AW: Error found while connecting to mysql from JSP page deployedontomcat

["Power-Netz (Schwarz)" <sc...@power-netz.de>]

>
> Hi,
>
> I have installed tomcat on HP-UX box.I have deployed my web application
> on tomcat container.I have copied mysql JDBC driver under common/lib
> area.
>
> While running the application i am getting following error ....
>
> Cannot load JDBC driver class 'null'
> java.lang.NullPointerException:
>         at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
>         at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)


Your code is missing this :

try { Class.forName(drivername); } catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("failed to load Driver:"+drivername); }

where drivername is "org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver" OR the other mysqljdbc
package!



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