mysql driver problem

[Malhar Barai]

hi all
unable to connect to mysql thru servlets. showing "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver". I have my driver in E:\jakarta-tomcat-3.2.3\lib.
following is the Stack Trace

java.lang.NullPointerException at chkLogin.doPost(chkLogin.java:58) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.doService(ServletWrapper.java:405) at org.apache.tomcat.core.Handler.service(Handler.java:287) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:372) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.internalService(ContextManager.java:812) at org.apache.tomcat.core.ContextManager.service(ContextManager.java:758) at org.apache.tomcat.service.http.HttpConnectionHandler.processConnection(HttpConnectionHandler.java:213) at org.apache.tomcat.service.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:416) at org.apache.tomcat.util.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:501) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)

tia

[Brusk Baran]

check whether mysqld is running. i guess that is the problem.

[Eric Peterson]

Tomcat uses your J2SDK to compile servlets. You should place the mm.mysql .jar file in your classpath settings.
[ January 27, 2003: Message edited by: Eric Peterson ]