Deploying ConnectorJ

This Help topic explains how to deploy ConnectorJ for the SQL Explorer plug-in for RadRails.

Introduction

This Help topic will teach you how to deploy ConnectorJ for SQL Explorer and RadRails. This is the second step in configuring SQL Explorer to work with RadRails. You will need to install the SQL Explorer plug-in before following the instructions below.

Note: This Help topic is based on the Rolling with Ruby on Rails tutorial from ONLamp:

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/01/20/rails.html?page=1

Instructions

To deploy ConnectorJ:

1. In the folder where you have mySQL installed, create a new folder and name it "Connectors".
2. Download the ConnectorJ JDBC drivers for mySQL from the MySQL.com web site:

   http://www.mysql.com/products/connector/j/

3. Unzip the ConnectorJ JDBC drivers into your new Connectors folder.
4. Browse your Connectors folder and make sure that you now have a mysql-connector-java sub-folder.

This deploys ConnectorJ for mySQL.

Your next step in setting up SQL Explorer is to create a new driver in Eclipse.

Related Topics

• Configuring the Eclipse SQL Explorer plug-in for RadRails
• Installing the SQL Explorer plug-in
• Creating a new driver in Eclipse
• Creating a new connection in SQL Explorer
• Connecting to the database application
• Using SQL Explorer