I am trying to connect LibreOffice Base with an MySQL database, in phpMyAdmin, with a JDBC-connection.
The first step is to select which database you want to select:
The second step is to select which connection:
The third step is to select your database:
When I press 'Klasse testen' ( Test Class ), I get the following error: 'com.mysql.jdbc.driver cannot be loaded'.
Does anyone know how to avoid this error?
You need to download and "register" the JDBC connector first. To do so:
Go to http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/ and download the ZIP archive with the JDBC connector ("Platform-Independent"); you may alternatively download the MSI installer; in this case, the jar file can be found in
Program Files (x86)/MySQL/MySQL Connector J/
(assuming a Win 7 64bit system)Unzip the archive on your local PC (remember the path to its contents), or alternatively install the MSI file;
In the extracted folder structure, there's a file "mysql-connector-java-5.0.8-bin.jar" (name depends on the exact version you've downloaded)
Run LibreOffice (not Base, just LO);
Open Menu
Tools
->Options
->LibreOffice
->Advanced
-> Class Path;Click Add Archive;
Select the jar file from step 1-3 and hit OK. Now, the
Class Path
dialog should look as follows:That's it. Now, LO knows where to look for the MySQL JDBC Driver.