Because MySQL is such a popular database, I thought it would be a great data source to use as an illustration. This will also refresh your memory on how to set MySQL up for remote connections ...

The MySQL workbench executes the required SQL statement under the covers, and the schema is listed in the tool. With the schema created, you can now provide any JDBC drivers, Hibernate config or JPA ...

Select the mysql-connector-java-XXX-bin.jar file (where XXX is the release number) and click OK. Click OK to exit out of the Options window and you’re ready to connect to your remote database ...

When a Java wants to connect to a database, it calls upon a JDBC interface known as the DriverManager, which loads a driver that has been written specifically by the vendor of the database to which ...