Java DatabaseControllers

Creating the first DatabaseController for an MVC project using Java and mySQL. Shows checking and loading the JDBC driver, connectionStrings, opening and closing connections, as well as a method for handling errors/exceptions.

Table of Contents:

01:23 - Add DatabaseController reference
04:11 - checkDriver() method
06:00 - displayErrors(Exception) method
07:14 - Install ConnectorJ Driver
10:25 - setupConnection() method
12:00 - null connectionString
13:28 - blank connectionString
14:25 - connectionString format
17:17 - full basic connectionString
19:35 - closeConnection() method