database alternative

[Alan Shiers]

Hi there,

I've been having a heck of a time trying to make Java applications and
servlets gain access to MySQL databases. I'm ready to throw in the
towel! I'm wondering if any of you out there can recommend a more Java
friendly database system. The only reason I selected MySQL was because
it was free. I guess you get what you pay for

Please advise.

Alan

[Nathan McMinn]

Alan Shiers <ashiers@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>I've been having a heck of a time trying to make Java applications and
>servlets gain access to MySQL databases. I'm ready to throw in the
>towel! I'm wondering if any of you out there can recommend a more Java
>friendly database system. The only reason I selected MySQL was because
>it was free. I guess you get what you pay for
>
>Please advise.
>
>Alan

Umm, what kind of problems are you having?? I've used MySQL with java very
successfully on a half dozen or so applications. It's really pretty easy
once you have the server set up properly. Just use the connecter/J jdbc
driver at http://mmmysql.sourceforge.net/ and connect as you would to any
other dbms. If you need assistance, I would be happy to help