Installing MariaDB Connector/J

Download MariaDB Connector/J

Installing MariaDB Connector/J with a Package Manager

The recommended way to install MariaDB Connector/J is to use a package manager like or .

Installing MariaDB Connector/J with Maven

To install MariaDB Connector/J with , add the following dependency to your pom.xml configuration file:

Ensure to replace the $VERSION with a valid MariaDB Connector/J version number. See to determine which MariaDB Connector/J release series supports your Java version.

Installing MariaDB Connector/J with Gradle

To install MariaDB Connector/J with , add the following dependency to your build.gradle configuration file:

Ensure to replace the $VERSION with a valid MariaDB Connector/J version number. See to determine which MariaDB Connector/J release series supports your Java version.

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Installing MariaDB Connector/J Manually with the JAR File

It is not generally the recommended method, but MariaDB Connector/J can also be installed by manually installing the .jar file to a directory in your . MariaDB Connector/J .jar files can be downloaded from the following URL:

Installing MariaDB Connector/J from Source

This section deals with building the connector from the source and testing it. If you have downloaded a ready-built connector in the package as a jar file, then this section may be skipped.

The source code is available at the on GitHub. You can clone it by executing the following:

If you would prefer a packaged source tarball release, then MariaDB Connector/J .jar source code tarballs can be downloaded from the following URL:

MariaDB Connector/J has the following build requirements:

• Java JDK

If you would like to run the unit tests, then you'll need a MariaDB or MySQL server. It has to meet the following requirements:

• It must be listening on localhost a TCP port 3306.

• It must have a database called testj.

• It must have a root user account with an empty password.

If you would like to build MariaDB Connector/J and run the unit tests, then execute the following:

If you would like to build MariaDB Connector/J without running the unit tests, then execute the following:

Once the build is complete, you should have a .jar file with a name like the one mariadb-java-client-x.y.z.jar in the target subdirectory.