Because there is no formal installation process, the method, installation directory, and access methods you use for Connector/MXJ are entirely up to your individual requirements.
To perform a basic installation, choose a target directory for
the files included in the Connector/MXJ package. On Unix/Linux
systems you may opt to use a directory such as
/usr/local/connector-mxj; On Windows, you
may want to install the files in the base directory,
C:\Connector-MXJ, or within the
Program Files directory.
To install the files, for a Connector/MXJ 5.0.4 installation:
Download the Connector/MXJ package, either in Tar/Gzip format (ideal for Unix/Linux systems) or Zip format (Windows).
Extract the files from the package. This will create a directory
mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver]. Copy and optionally rename this directory to your desired location.For best results, you should update your global
CLASSPATHvariable with the location of the requiredjarfiles.Within Unix/Linux you can do this globally by editing the global shell profile, or on a user by user basis by editing their individual shell profile.
On Windows 2000, Windows NT and Windows XP, you can edit the global
CLASSPATHby editing theEnvironment Variablesconfigured through theSystemcontrol panel.
For Connector/MXJ 5.0.6 and later you need the following JAR
files in your CLASSPATH:
mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver].jar: contains the main Connector/MXJ classes.mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver]-db-files.jar: contains the embeddedmysqldand database files.aspectjrt.jar: the AspectJ runtime library, located inlib/aspectjrt.jarin the Connector/MXJ package.mysql-connector-java-[ver]-bin.jar: Connector/J, see Section 22.3, “MySQL Connector/J”.
For Connector/MXJ 5.0.4 and later you need the following JAR
files in your CLASSPATH:
connector-mxj.jar: contains the main Connector/MXJ classes.connector-mxj-db-files.jar: contains the embeddedmysqldand database files.aspectjrt.jar: the AspectJ runtime library, located inlib/aspectjrt.jarin the Connector/MXJ package.mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver].jar: Connector/J, see Section 22.3, “MySQL Connector/J”.
For Connector/MXJ 5.0.3 and earlier, you need the following JAR files:
connector-mxj.jaraspectjrt.jar: the AspectJ runtime library, located inlib/aspectjrt.jarin the Connector/MXJ package.mysql-connector-mxj-gpl-[ver].jar: Connector/J, see Section 22.3, “MySQL Connector/J”.