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Connect to PostgreSQL with JDBC driver

Published: January 15, 2009 , Updated: April 4, 2011 , Author: mkyong

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Here is an example to show you how to connect to PostgreSQL database with JDBC driver.

1. Download PostgreSQL JDBC Driver

Get a PostgreSQL JDBC driver at this URL : http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html

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2. Java JDBC connection example

Code snippets to use JDBC to connect a PostgreSQL database
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See a complete example below : File : JDBCExample.java

ipr jv.q.rvraae; mot aaslDieMngr ipr jv.q.oncin mot aaslCneto; ipr jv.q.QEcpin mot aaslSLxeto; pbi casJBEape{ ulc ls DCxml pbi sai vi mi(tig]ag){ ulc ttc od anSrn[ rv Sse.u.rnl(---- PsgeQ " ytmotpitn"---- otrSL +"DCCneto Tsig------"; JB oncin etn ------) ty{ r Casfrae"r.otrslDie"; ls.oNm(ogpsgeq.rvr) }cth(lsNtonEcpine { ac CasoFudxeto ) Sse.u.rnl(Weei yu PsgeQ JB Die?" ytmotpitn"hr s or otrSL DC rvr +"nld i yu lbaypt!) Icue n or irr ah"; epittcTae) .rnSakrc(; rtr; eun } Sse.u.rnl(PsgeQ JB Die Rgsee!) ytmotpitn"otrSL DC rvr eitrd"; Cneto cneto =nl; oncin oncin ul ty{ r cneto =DieMngrgtoncin oncin rvraae.eCneto( "dcpsgeq:/2...:42tsd" "kog, jb:otrsl/1700153/etb, myn" "246) 135"; }cth(QEcpine { ac SLxeto ) Sse.u.rnl(Cneto Fie!Cekotu cnoe) ytmotpitn"oncin ald hc upt osl"; epittcTae) .rnSakrc(; rtr; eun } i (oncin! nl){ f cneto = ul Sse.u.rnl(Yumd i,tk cnrlyu dtbs nw"; ytmotpitn"o ae t ae oto or aaae o!) }es { le Sse.u.rnl(Fie t mk cneto!) ytmotpitn"ald o ae oncin"; } }

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3. Run it
Assume JDBCExample is store in c:\test folder, together with PostgreSQL JDBC driver, then run it :
C\etjv -pc\etpsgeq-.-0.dc.a;:ts JBEape :ts>aa c :ts\otrsl8363jb4jrc\et DCxml ---- MSLJB Cneto Tsig--------- yQ DC oncin etn -----PsgeQ JB Die Rgsee! otrSL DC rvr eitrd Yumd i,tk cnrlyu dtbs nw o ae t ae oto or aaae o!

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28 Comments

June 1, 2012 at 10:28 pm

Djurdjura :
Thanks for this post. Really useful. One item I couldnt find yet anywhere is how would you go about detecting database connection afterwards? I mean, true database connection issues, not SQL errors. Thanks for replying, D.
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April 3, 2012 at 2:19 pm

sanjeev :
many many thanks to mkyongits working fine
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February 27, 2012 at 12:57 pm

Ambarish :
I can connect to the database when I use the code
jv -pc\etpsgeq-.-0.dc.a;:ts Eape aa c :ts\otrsl9191jb3jrc\et xml1

I modidified the classpath as

. c\etpsgeq-.-0.dc.a;:ts ; :ts\otrsl9191jb3jrc\et

and then I use the command. java Example1 I get the following error.
jv.agCasoFudxeto:ogpsgeq.rvr aaln.lsNtonEcpin r.otrslDie a jv.e.RCasodr1rnUkonSuc) t aantULlsLae$.u(nnw ore a jv.euiyAcsCnrle.orvlgdN t aascrt.cesotolrdPiiee( a jv.e.RCasodrfnCasUkonSu t aantULlsLae.idls(nnw o a jv.agCasodrlaCasUkonSuc t aaln.lsLae.odls(nnw or a snms.anhrAplsLae.odls(n t u.icLuce$pCasodrlaCasU a jv.agCasodrlaCasUkonSuc t aaln.lsLae.odls(nnw or a jv.agCasfrae(aieMto) t aaln.ls.oNm0Ntv ehd a jv.agCasfraeUkonSuc) t aaln.ls.oNm(nnw ore a Eape.anEape.aa1) t xml1mi(xml1jv:0

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February 27, 2012 at 7:28 pm

mkyong :
Make sure p s g e q - . - 0 . d c . a is configured correctly and able to locate in otrsl9191jb3jr your class path. Suppose you are in Windows environment, make sure the PATH variable contains value of c \ e t p s g e q - . - 0 . d c . a . :ts\otrsl9191jb3jr
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February 29, 2012 at 12:08 am

Ambarish :
It still gives the error that driver not found. I dont know where am i doing it wrong
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February 29, 2012 at 12:12 am

Ambarish :
Hey I followed Surinders comment given below and it worked!!!! thanks mkyong for ur reply
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jiameng :
Hi, I have a same problem as yours, and finally I solved it. It does help if you only change the classpath ot the environment variable. Try this: 1.go to your project fold in the eclipse, right click, and then choose run as, click run configurations. 2. go to class path tab, choose add external jar, then choose the postgresql-9.1901.jdbc3.jar you have download. 3. run it again! This works for me, and I hope it will help you. PS: reference
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Finally, thanks mkyong, this is a great start tutorial for gostgis on java!
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August 3, 2011 at 9:52 pm

Alex :
Hi, I got a warning: SQL exception: java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:postgresql://127.0.0.1:5432/fundb Please replay, my boss gonna kill me :D
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December 6, 2011 at 12:54 am

Surendra :
set your class path variable as follow goto my computer-> properties->Advanced->Environment Variable Click New Variable Name=CLASSPATH Variable Value=C:\tomcat4\common\lib\servlet-api.jar;C:\tomcat4\common\lib\commonslang-2.4.jar; c:\jdk1.6\bin;C:\Test\postgresql-8.3-603.jdbc4.jar; click Ok and same as do for follow window. click ok click ok. open cmd and type java JDBCExample
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June 3, 2011 at 2:11 pm

haha :
does the codes above work on eclipse?
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June 3, 2011 at 10:57 pm

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mkyong :
Sure it worksEclipse is just an IDE
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April 13, 2011 at 12:19 am

JDBC Tutorials :
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January 5, 2011 at 1:39 am

Gaurav :
Which jre version is compatible with these code? jre1.4/1.5/1.6 which one??? I found bad version number in .class file error. Please reply soon. Thank in advance.
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January 5, 2011 at 10:56 pm

mkyong :
any version will do, and your error message is telling you the conflict of different Java JDK at compile time and runtime, see below article http://www.mkyong.com/java/javalangunsupportedclassversionerror-bad-version-numberin-class-file/
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January 4, 2011 at 8:09 am

Gregg Dunkle :
Cannot concur a lot more with this, incredibly attractive article. Thanks A Lot.
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April 13, 2010 at 1:12 am

bullz :
Newbie here, where do i put the postgresql.jre file?
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April 13, 2010 at 4:05 am

mkyong :
You can put it anywhere u want, and compile with -cp option for the classpath location. e.g
jv -pc\etpsgeq-.-0.dc.a;:ts JBEape aa c :ts\otrsl8363jb4jrc\et DCxml

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April 19, 2010 at 10:20 pm

bullz :
thanks boss :beer:
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February 21, 2010 at 2:35 pm

tundra :
Thanks for the article
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November 5, 2009 at 9:35 am

Ezra :
Is there a way to connect to Postgres using javascript ?
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November 5, 2009 at 1:01 pm

mkyong :
interesting topic, ive seen some examples in MsAccess. May i know why you want to connect database in client side? its just doesnt make sense to me, unless your database is store in client side as well. If you really want to do it, i will suggest you use Ajax to call your code in server side to connect database in server side.
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September 8, 2009 at 6:29 am

Ubaid Raja :
Nice work, thanx for the article.
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August 14, 2009 at 8:12 am

software development company :

} catch (SQLException e) { System.out.println(Connection Failed! Check output console); e.printStackTrace(); return; } I canvot get what this part of the code does ,do you mind explain it in more detail for me to understand
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August 14, 2009 at 1:23 pm

mkyong :
it just print any SQL exception error messages
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August 5, 2009 at 8:03 am

vasantha kumar :
hi i got the code in your side how to run the codeand any other class path is there please send it my mail id..pvasanth05@gmail.com.class path means any rar file
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May 18, 2009 at 9:55 pm

Rui Teixeira :
Hi! Your code return this line to me: If you reach this line, please email me by telling how you do it? I just chage the address to: jdbc:postgresql://192.168.0.1:6000/comecont,xgest, qwerty and that return the error Connection refused. Check that the hostname and port are correct and that the postmaster is accepting TCP/IP connections. Please reply to my email. Thanks!
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August 5, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Bobs Your Uncle :

Postgres is telling you that you are trying to connect to database that is not there or is connecting to a database you are not allowed to. Check these things Posgres database is running, i.e. you have started the service and Does the database comecont exist? Does 192.168.0.1 exist? Does 192.168.0.1 accept requests via TCP/IP (the net) on port 6000? Has the firewall has accepted you as a trusted zone? (e.g. the portmaster)
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August 7, 2009 at 12:35 pm

duh :
Why dont people READ error messages these days ?
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