class not found

[meong]

Hello, i'm newbie in java

trying to make application that connect to the mysql database, it works fine in my pc, but not in the server
this line appeared :
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

i don't install j2sdk on the server, just the jre, i've put the mysql-connector-java-3.0.17-ga-bin.jar on the lib of the jre,
I also copy the driver on the same folder as the java app,
set the environment path of the windows to C:\myserver
the folder where the java app and the connector
restart the server, but it still happens
why is this happening?

thx

[Tolls]

Is this a webapp?

[meong]

Is this a webapp?

no it's not,
it's a desktop app, console one

[Tolls]

It's just you mentioned a server.

Don't stick the driver jar in the jre lib, that's just plain wrong.

Is your app a jar file?

[meong]

It's just you mentioned a server.

Don't stick the driver jar in the jre lib, that's just plain wrong.

Is your app a jar file?

my app is a class file
so where to put it right?
i also put the jar file in the same folder as the app C:\myserver
and set the system environtment variables path to ....;C:\myserver
but it still doesn't work

[Tolls]

Put it with the class file.
And run using the -cp option, listing any required jar files (and .).

You don't set system paths...that is very bad practice. What if you had multiple apps which used different versions of a particular dependency? You'd have problems.

So use -cp.

[meong]

Put it with the class file.
And run using the -cp option, listing any required jar files (and .).

You don't set system paths...that is very bad practice. What if you had multiple apps which used different versions of a particular dependency? You'd have problems.

So use -cp.

ok it works
thx Tolls for the help
Gbu

[Tolls]

Great stuff!