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MySQL Connector/J Developer Guide Abstract This manual describes how to install, configure, and develop database applications using MySQL Connector/J, the JDBC driver for communicating with MySQL servers. For notes detailing the changes in each release of Connector/J, see MySQL Connector/J Release Notes (http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/connector-j/en/). For legal information, see the Legal Notices. For help with using MySQL, please visit either the MySQL Forums (http://forums.mysql.com) or MySQL Mailing Lists (http://lists.mysql.com), where you can discuss your issues with other MySQL users. For additional documentation on MySQL products, including translations of the documentation into other languages, and downloadable versions in variety of formats, including HTML and PDF formats, see the MySQL Documentation Library (http://dev.mysql.com/doc). 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You shall not publish or distribute this documentation in any form or on any media, except if you distribute the documentation in a manner similar to how Oracle disseminates it (that is, electronically for download on a Web site with the software) or on a CD-ROM or similar medium, provided however that the documentation is disseminated together with the software on the same medium. Any other use, such as any dissemination of printed copies or use of this documentation, in whole or in part, in another publication, requires the prior written consent from an authorized representative of Oracle. Oracle and/or its affiliates reserve any and all rights to this documentation not expressly granted above. Chapter 1 Overview of MySQL Connector/J 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 (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/jdbc/index.htm l). MySQL Connector/J is a JDBC Type 4 driver. Different versions are available that are compatible with the JDBC 3.0 and JDBC 4.x specifications (see Chapter 2, "Connector/J Versions"). 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. For large-scale programs that use common design patterns of data access, consider using one of the popular persistence frameworks such as Hibernate (http://www.hibernate.org/), Spring's JDBC templates (http://www.springframework.org/) or Ibatis SQL Maps (http://ibatis.apache.org/) to reduce the amount of JDBC code for you to debug, tune, secure, and maintain. Key Topics * For help with connection strings, connection options, and setting up your connection through JDBC, see Section 5.1, "Driver/Datasource Class Names, URL Syntax and Configuration Properties for Connector/J." Chapter 2 Connector/J Versions There are currently four versions of MySQL Connecto