SQL Developer Connect to MySQL

Setting it up

First, download the version of the connector you want from the MySQL site. Unzip and place the JAR file in whatever directory you want. I just drag it into the SQL Developer folder so everything stays together in one place.

Now start SQL Developer and click on the Tools:Preferences menu; this should open the Preferences dialog box.

Click on the Add Entry button, which brings up a Select Path Entry dialog box. Navigate to wherever you’ve stored the JAR file and select it to load into Preferences.

Selet Path Entry

Now you can set up connections to Oracle and MySQL databases. That’s it — easy peasy.

Connection screen