[ale] MySQL and Java

[Emil P. Man]

Hello ALErs,

I am trying to access MySQL through some Java applets. I do not have any 
experience with writing applets for MySQL yet. So here is my issue. I 
have downloaded the JDBC driver from MySQL's web site, and tried 
installing it. I installed java in /usr/local/java and I have put the 
JDBC driver in /usr/local/java/jre/lib/ext/ where they recommend to put 
it. I have also changed my CLASSPATH to the full path to the file 
(including the .jar file). After compiling and running an applet, it is 
still complaining to me about MySQL JDBC Driver not being found. I use 
NetBeans IDE but I run the java program from the command line, (after 
NetBeans compiles it). I have also mounted the .jar file into the 
filesystems in NetBeans as an archive. I am still experiencing this 
problem.
So guys, I am stumped. Can anybody help?

Thanks in advance,
Emil P. Man