I have prepared an application that is a small demo of Student information manipulation. I have stored information related to students in a MySQL DB. Now my application is working 100% on my computer. But I want that work everywhere without depending on Database! I mean I just want "WHEREVER MY .JAR FILE GOES, DATABASE SHOULD ALSO GO ALONG WITH THAT INSIDE .JAR FILE "
So anyone who is using my application or trying it, they can realize exact result of this application.
How can I make this possible? Please someone help me.
For that I have done the following things:
I have installed MySQL database on my computer.
I have created a database on that MySQL server
I have created some tables in the database with a lots of data.. this data is to be used in my whole application, even for login.
Now I want to deliver this application to various clients but my clients are not technical persons and I don't want to give instructions to each of my client to do the above four steps.
How can I integrate some functionality into my app so that they can use my database, Tables and Data automatically .
It would be much better if the code can install the MySQL database automatically from the setup file attached with the application.
How the applications available in the market manage information
Have you thought of using another database engine?
MySQL requires the server to be installed and configured, and it is a huge task to be done by an automatic installer.
What about using for example SQLite http://www.sqlite.org/ or Apache Derby http://db.apache.org/derby/. Both of them work by creating a file in your working dir, you could setup the database and populate data at install time
I have two suggestions for you:
A. Use SQLite instead of MySQL. SQLite is an embeddable database engine and does exactly what you need. You can simply copy the .sqlite file where all the information is stored and distribute it with your JAR file. Given that you've already written you app to use MySQL, this could mean making a few changes to your code.
There is a good SQLite jdbc driver at:
https://bitbucket.org/xerial/sqlite-jdbc
I've used it before, though not extensively.
B. Use a portable installation of MySQL. If you are using Windows these are available on the MYSQL page, look for the downloads marked "ZIP Archive" instead of "MSI Installer". These versions are portable in that they do not require an installation process, just unzip the file, and start the service. Your clients need to know how to start it up, of course. Perhaps you could create a shortcut for that.
Of course, the idea of MySQL being a network server is so that everyone in the enterprise works with the same data, by connecting to the same server. If your clients will use this application in various computers in the same company, you should consider having a single MySQL Server installed, and making the clients connect to that.
Hope this helps!
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I have made a JAVA Desktop Application using Eclipse and MySQL as a database. I want to use the application in another PC with all my created schema and data. How can I bundle or make an installation file so that it installs mysql with the required schema and the JAR file of my application into another pc?
Note: I know we can use embedded Database like H2, Sqlite but I want it to be done using MySQL only. So no suggestions on using other database for my application.
Not sure how your application architecture but below point or solution could help you.
Solution 1 :
You can create DDL for schema database and the insert data. Once your application successfully install, you just run the script to execute this DDL file. Can be done in automation installation script.
Solution 2 :
You can dump mysql and restore to other PC. No worry about the structure, it completely clone from the original including data. Can be done in automation installation script. Dump mysqlDB link
Solution 3 (not recommended):
You can copy entire mysql data in directory and paste to other machine mysql directory. Based on my experience, never success. But look at this guy link
There is a pro and cons using embedded SQL or centralize SQL. If you stick with this kind of architecture, you should consider use embedded SQL like you mention.
I am working in a java stand alone application which connect with a database(later i'll explain which database).
Now after generate the jar file,its working fine in my system where i create the application.
but when i want to run that jar file in another system,its running correctly but in the login part (where the database terms coming),when i click on a button which will open the login window it passes an exception,-- "java.lang.ClassNotFoundException.org.h2.Driver"(i'm using h2 database).
But there's no such problem in that system where i create that application.
Firstly i used MySQL database..but i search in the internet that MySQL is not portable database. so i switch to H2 database which is an embedded database.
i did same whatever they said to embedded h2 database. But still i got the same problem..
My database is still not portable.
I want that whenever i generate the jar file,the database which has all the data of my application is bound with the jar file.and same for creating .exe file...that is when i take the .jar or .exe file to another system and want to run it there,the database should go along with my jar or exe file.
i have seen this websites,but unable to get the solutions..
Finished Java project, now creating jar or .exe file (with Database)
How to Bind MySql Database inside a JAR file of any application?
please help.i need your help badly.
Java DB or Derby could be good choice. It is already embedded into Java and so it always exist. It is also pretty simple and powerful.
Wikipedia states that derby database can be embedded in a java application. Does it mean that we do not need to install a database server separately as if we were using Mysql for the same application?
Does it mean that we can simply ship a jar file with the database embedded in it, and not worry about installing a database server separately?
Yes you are right, Derby is a database internally supported by Java. This database can be of particular use when creating desktop applications or creating applications in which we do not want to install a database server on target machine.
Derby libraries can directly read database files that are held in JAR archives, so no need to install Database servers for this. Derby has all of the features that you would expect from a modern SQL database.
I have created a desktop application of shop management system and it is working well (runs on ide) but when I created a jar file of it and run this on another computer then it is not doing anything.
The problem which I figure it out is that the database is not attached with the .jar file.
Can anybody guide me?
Details:
Language : java
IDE: netbeans
Database: mysql server 5.1
First of all Mysql server doesn't support db Embedding feature.
You may consider changing the DBMS If you want to ship your database with the application.
apache derby
h2
and sun's distribution of JavaDB
These will help your current scenario or if you have simple light weight operations, You can use SQLite.
I am developing a web application and this web application is to be sold to many people. The application is being developed in Java Spring. The application has a database and when sold this database could be on different locations.
Where is the best way to store this database location so the Java code can find the database?
I would store it in a XML file but where would it go, so that the database location can be changed easily by someone.
I don't want to store it in the Spring Beans. Is there another way?
The problem is that it's a web application, which suggests that you'll give them a WAR file. All the Spring configuration and properties will be packaged; changing something will mean opening the package, which you don't want them to do.
You should set up database access using JNDI names, which are set on the app server the package is deployed to. Give instructions to show how to set one up for Tomcat and other app servers. When your app starts, it'll get the data source name from the app server.
You're assuming that they'll be sophisticated enough to be able to create a JNDI data source on their app server or that your documentation is good enough. Good luck with that.
Another thought would be for you to create a small in memory database like Hypersonic or Derby that comes with configuration information for your app. Tell users to put it in a location outside the app that you specify (e.g. c:/yourApp/configuration), provide a script to start it up when the app starts, and let your application query for database connection information when it loads.
Now you'll be counting on them knowing how to create INSERT or UPDATE queries for your in-memory database. But your chances of writing documentation to instruct how to do it are better, because you don't have to figure out how to do it for WebLogic, Tomcat, Jetty, JBOSS, WebSphere, Glassfish, and every other Java EE app server.