Cannot load JDBC driver class HELP

[Adam Teg]

Hi,
I am getting error: Cannot load JDBC driver class 'com.mysql.jdbc.Driver'

my classpath is set as C:\tomcat\common\lib\mysql-connector-java-3.1.12 which is where the com.mysql.jdbc.driver is located.

I think the problem is in my servlet.xml below:
<Resource auth="Container"description="DB Connection" name="jdbc/TestDB"
type="javax.sql.DataSource" />
<ResourceParams name="jdbc/TestDB">
<parameter>
<name>factory</name>
<value>org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSourceFactory</value>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>url</name>
<value>jdbc:mysql://localhost/etest?autoReconnect=true</value>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>password</name>
<value>admin</value>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>maxActive</name>
<value>100</value>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>maxWait</name>
<value>5000</value>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>driverClassName</name>
<value>com.mysql.jdbc.Driver</value>
</parameter>

[stu derby]

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/cj-tomcat-config.html

[ajeesh_online]

hello friend,

The same occured to me.
I think it is due to the absence of the package "com", But I am not sure

[Maximilian Xavier Stocker]

Originally posted by Ajeesh M:
hello friend,

The same occured to me.
I think it is due to the absence of the package "com", But I am not sure

The first thing you always check when you have a class loading problem is your classpath. Your classpath is configured incorrectly.

Consult the documentation for your deployment environment to see how to correctly set (or add) your classpath to include the driver files.