You can configure a tomcat datasource to get a connection or you can load your database driver and get a connection object.
The advantage with using tomcat datasource is that it will handle connection pooling for you. The tomcat docs explain how to define a datasource (you have to do it in context.xml) , also you will need the JDBC drivers for whatever database you are connecting to. -Sameer --- Steve R Burrus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. I am an admitted newbie when it comes to > using a database > connection for a servlet to access. So can someone > please tell me the > basics about how exactly I should go about doing > this?? I have been very > much "stumped" about how I should do this for quite > a long time now! I > just know that I should use 1 of 3 getConnection( ) > methods to start to > do this and create a Connection object but little > else. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: > users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
