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 and also MySQL X DevAPI.
MySQL Connector/J 8.0 is a JDBC Type 4 driver that is compatible with the JDBC 4.2 specification. 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.
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.
For more information, please visit the official MySQL Connector/J documentation.
Licensing
Please refer to the README and LICENSE files, available in this repository, and the Legal Notices in the Connector/J documentation for further details.
Getting the Latest Release
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.
Download and Install
MySQL Connector/J can be installed from pre-compiled packages that can be downloaded from the Connector/J download page. Installing Connector/J only requires obtaining the corresponding JAR file from the downloaded bundle or installer and including it in the application's CLASSPATH.
According to how you use Connector/J, you may also need to install the following third-party libraries on your system for it to work:
- Protocol Buffers [protobuf-java] is required for using X DevAPI
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure SDK for Java [oci-java-sdk] is required to support OCI AIM authentication
- Simple Logging Facade API [slf4j-api] is required for using the logging capabilities provided by the default implementation of org.slf4j.Logger.Slf4JLogger by Connector/J
As a Maven Dependency
Alternatively, Connector/J can be obtained automatically via Maven's dependency management by adding the following configuration in the application's Project Object Model [POM] file:
mysql mysql-connector-java 8.0.30
Connector/J's own Project Object Model [POM] file specifies a transitive dependency to Protocol Buffers [protobuf-java] since it is required for using X DevAPI. However, if you do not use the X DevAPI features, you may also want to add a dependency exclusion to avoid linking the unneeded sub-library. For example:
mysql mysql-connector-java 8.0.30 com.google.protobuf protobuf-java
Build From Source
This driver can also be complied and installed from the source available in this repository. Please refer to the Connector/J documentation for detailed instructions on how to do it.
GitHub Repository
This repository contains the MySQL Connector/J source code as per the latest release. No changes are made in this repository between releases.
Contributing
There are a few ways to contribute to the Connector/J code. Please refer to the contributing guidelines for additional information.
Additional Resources
- MySQL Connector/J Developer Guide.
- MySQL Connector/J X DevAPI Reference.
- MySQL Connector/J, JDBC and Java forum.
#connectors
channel in MySQL Community Slack. [Sign-up required if you do not have an Oracle account.]- @MySQL on Twitter.
- MySQL Blog.
- MySQL Connectors Blog archive.
- MySQL Newsletter.
- MySQL Bugs Database.
For more information about this and other MySQL products, please visit MySQL Contact & Questions.