ClassNotFoundException com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

[Heather]

Hi guys, I have a problem when I try to locate for example my mysql connector.
In my class to load the controller the sentence is:

Code:

static final String CONTROL_JDBC = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver ";

But an exception appears:

Code:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
        at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
        at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
        at org.db.LoadDB.LoadController(LoadDB.java:19)

thank you

[Peter]

Why don't you use netbeans as IDE?, it has a menu where you create your project and add .jar of your controller.

[Jack]

you must copy the mysql-connector jar file into this two directories:

Code:

< your dir >\jre\lib\
< yourdir >\jre\lib\ext\

If you are using netbeans like your default IDE, restart it after copying this files.