servlet connection to remote mysql - mysql

Question

I am trying to connect my java servlet program in local in eclipse IDE to my remote SQL database which is created in a web hosting.
AdminLoginServlet-
package dao;
import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import model.Model;
public class Dao
{
private static String driver="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
private static String url="jdbc:mysql://xyz.com/devadmin_CustomerDatabasev1";
private static String username="USER";
private static String password="Password";
private static Connection con=null;
private static ResultSet rs=null;
public static Connection connect()
{
try
{
Class.forName(driver);
con=DriverManager.getConnection(url,username, password);
}
catch(ClassNotFoundException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch(SQLException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return con;
}
public static ResultSet validate(Model m, String sql)
{
try
{
connect();
PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement("select userid,password from adminlogin where userid='user' and password='password'");
rs=ps.executeQuery();
}
catch(SQLException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
return rs;
}
}
I get a 500 error code with the following error on UI-
`HTTP Status 500 -type Exception report message description
The server encountered an internal error that prevented it from fulfilling this request.exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
dao.Dao.validate(Dao.java:40)
controller.AdminLoginServlet.doPost(AdminLoginServlet.java:41)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)
note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/7.0.47 logs.
Apache Tomcat/7.0.47
`
And following error on Console-
java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1702)
at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1547)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
at dao.Dao.connect(Dao.java:22)
at dao.Dao.validate(Dao.java:39)
at controller.AdminLoginServlet.doPost(AdminLoginServlet.java:41)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1041)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:603)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [AdminLoginServlet] in context with path [/FirstApp] threw exception
java.lang.NullPointerException
at dao.Dao.validate(Dao.java:40)
at controller.AdminLoginServlet.doPost(AdminLoginServlet.java:41)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:647)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:728)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:305)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:51)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:243)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:222)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:123)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:502)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:171)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:953)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:408)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1041)
at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:603)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:312)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
I am not sure how to proceed or debug the piece of code.Thanks in advance for any pointer that anyone can provide.
Edit:(26 th feb,2017)
I found the connector for java to mysql was missing from the following link:
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kathleen/classes/cs3200/JDBCtutorial.pdf
But I am not able to add it into build path as an external archive.I am getting following option-
Check the folder structure
Thanks in advance for any pointer that anyone can provide.

Answer 1

The database which you are connecting might not have values and also check the column names or you might have given the wrong name or you might not have included the respective jar file under WebContent folder.Take a keen look at all these.