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MySQLJDBCforWindows
ThistutorialshowshowtosetupadatasourceandconnecttoyourMySQLdatabase.ThistutorialusestheMySQL
Connector/J5.1.17drivertoconnecttotheMySQLVersion5.5.16database.

Step1.Verifythedriverinstallation.
IftheJDBCdriverforMySQLisnotinstalledonyourcomputer,findthelinkontheDriverInstallationpagetoinstallthe
driver.Followtheinstructionstodownloadandinstallthisdriveronyourcomputer.

Step2.AddtheJDBCdrivertotheMATLABstaticJavaclasspath.
1. RuntheprefdircommandintheCommandWindow.Theoutputofthiscommandisafilepathtoafolderonyour
computer.

2. CloseMATLAB ifitisrunning.
3. Navigatetothefolderandcreateafilecalledjavaclasspath.txtinthefolder.
4. Openjavaclasspath.txt.AddthefullpathtothedatabasedriverJARfileinjavaclasspath.txt.Thefullpath
includesthepathtothefolderwhereyoudownloadedtheJARfilefromthedatabaseproviderandtheJARfile
name.Forexample,C:\DB_Drivers\mysqlconnectorjava5.1.17bin.jar.Saveandclose
javaclasspath.txt.
5. RestartMATLAB.
Alternatively,youcanusejavaaddpathtoaddyourJDBCdrivertothedynamicJavaclasspath.Fordetailsabout
staticanddynamicclasspaths,seeBringingJavaClassesintoMATLABWorkspace.

Step3.SetupthedatasourceusingDatabaseExplorer.
ThisstepisrequiredonlyforconnectingtoDatabaseExplorer.Ifyouwanttousethecommandlinetoconnecttoyour
database,seeConnecttoMySQLusingtheJDBCconnectioncommandline.
1. OpenDatabaseExplorerbyclickingtheAppstabontheMATLABToolstrip.Then,selectDatabaseExplorerfrom
theDatabaseConnectivityandReportingsectionintheappsgallery.Alternatively,enterdexploreatthe
commandline.Ifnodatasourcesaresetup,amessageboxopens.ClickOKtocloseit.Otherwise,theConnectto
aDataSourcedialogboxopens.ClickCanceltoclosethisdialogbox.
2. ClicktheDatabaseExplorertab,andthenselectNew>JDBC.

TheCreateaNewJDBCdatasourcedialogboxopens.

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3. SelectMYSQLfromtheVendorlist.Afterselectingthevendor,ifyoudidnotaddtheJDBCdriverfilepathtotheJava
classpath,thisdialogboxdisplaysthismessageatthebottom.Addressthismessagebyfollowingthesteps
describedinStep2.

4. EnterthedatabaseservernameintheServerNamefield,portnumberinthePortNumberfield,usernameinthe
Usernamefield,passwordinthePasswordfield,anddatabasenameintheDatabasefield.
5. ClickTesttotesttheconnection.Ifyourconnectionsucceeded,DatabaseExplorerdisplaysConnection
Successful!
6. EnteradatasourcenameintheDataSourceNamefieldintheCreateaNewJDBCdatasourcedialogbox.Use
anewdatasourcenamethatdoesnotappearintheexistinglistofdatasourcenames.ClickSave.ThenewJDBC
datasourceappearsinthelistofdatasourcesintheConnecttoaDataSourcedialogbox.
7. IfthistimeisthefirsttimethatyouarecreatingadatasourceusingDatabaseExplorer,theNewfiletostoreJDBC
connectionparametersdialogboxopens.UsethisdialogboxtocreateaMATfilethatsavesyourspecifieddata
sourceinformationforfutureDatabaseExplorersessions.ThisMATfilenameisstoredin
setdbprefs('JDBCDataSourceFile')andisvalidforallMATLABsessions.
NavigatetothefolderwhereyouwanttoputtheMATfile,specifyanameforitthatincludesa.matextension,and
clickSave.
Afteryoucompletethedatasourcesetup,connecttotheMySQLdatabaseusingDatabaseExplorerorthe
commandlinewiththeJDBCconnection.

Step4.ConnectusingDatabaseExplorerorthecommandline.
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ConnecttoMySQLusingDatabaseExplorer.
1. Aftersettingupthedatasource,connecttoyourdatabasebyselectingthedatasourcenamefortheMySQL
databasefromtheDataSourceslist.Enterausernameandpassword.ClickConnect.

DatabaseExplorerconnectstoyourdatabaseanddisplaysitscontentsinatabnamedwiththedatasourcename.

2. ClosetheconnectionusingDatabaseExplorerbyhoveringthecursorovertheClosebutton(
MySQLJDBCdatasourcenameonthedatabasetab.TheClosebuttonturnsintoaredcircle(

)nexttothe
).Clickitto

closethedatabaseconnection.IfyouwanttocloseDatabaseExplorerandalldatabaseconnections,clickthe
Closebutton(
)inthetoprightcorner.
IfDatabaseExplorerisdocked,clicktheClosebutton(
Explorer.

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ConnecttoMySQLusingtheJDBCconnectioncommandline.
1. UsetheVendornamevaluepairargumentofdatabasetospecifyaconnectiontoaMySQLdatabase.For
example,thefollowingcodeassumesyouareconnectingtoadatabasenameddbnameonadatabaseserver
namedsnamewithusernameusernameandpasswordpwd.
conn=database('dbname','username','pwd',...
'Vendor','MySQL',...
'Server','sname');

2. Closethedatabaseconnectionconn.
close(conn)

SeeAlso
close|database|javaaddpath

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