Have a look at this video about fixing NetBeans MySQL connection Errors: https://youtu.be/qD2PwMokQiE
Also this video for Time Zone connection problems: https://youtu.be/yUEA0kQfoEo Best regards, John j...@jql.co.uk On Sun, 19 Apr 2020 at 14:45, Richard Grin <richard.g...@univ-cotedazur.fr> wrote: > Hi Francis, > > It's easy to use MySQL 8.0.19 with NetBeans. > > 1. In the tab Services, open the entry Databases > Drivers. If you don't > already have an entry for MySQL, create a new one. > > If you create a new one, a new window is opened. Add the path to the jar > for the MySQL driver (path to mysql-connector-java-8.0.19.jar). For the > driver class, enter com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver. Give any name for the Name. > > If you already have an entry for MySQL, clic on Customize to check the > information. > > 2. Right click on the driver and choose "Connect Using...". A "New > Connection Wizard" window is displayed. In the Database field, enter > jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/customer?useTimezone=true&serverTimezone=UTC > (change the serverTimeZone if you want). > > Enter the password and Test Connection. > > Click Finish. > > > Perhaps there is another way to use MySQL into NetBeans, but the way I > just described above worked for me. > > Regards, > > Richard > > > Le 19/04/2020 à 14:20, Dr Francis Greaves a écrit : > > Dear All > I thought I would move from Oracle Netbeans 8.2 to the Apache 11.3 version > of Netbeans, only to come unstuck at the absence of a MySQL Plugin. I know > there is a Database connection in the Services, but I cannot get that to > connect. > Is there an alternative? > Looks Like I will stick with the 8.2 Netbeans for now. > Regards > Francis > > >