i have problems to connect to mysql-db with java. mysql is running on the same pc like i try to connect
i use the following driver: mysql-connector-java-3.0.11-stable.zip which is included in the project (i use eclipse)

part of my code to connect:
...
Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance ();

String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/testdb";
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
...

this is the error message:
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver

You have to include the Driver's jar file in the CLASSPATH.

J.D:

thanks very much for the tip. i changed the drivers .zip file into a .jar and it works.