Install the MySql JDBC Adaptor on a Mac
It is fairly easy to install the JDBC adaptor on a Mac, you just need to know where to copy the jar file.
Go to MySQL Downloads and download the ZIP archive of the latest stable release of MySQL Connector/J. At time of this writing this is version 5.1.
Assuming this file was downloaded in a folder named /Users/Shared/Downloads/ then you will follow the following instructions.
Expand the zip file (if not already done by your browser). Inside this file there are other files and folders including the .jar file which in this case is named “mysql-connector-java-5.1.10-bin.jar”.
Now open Finder and navigate to Macintosh HD > Library > Java > Extensions. Then drag the .jar file from the zip folder to the Extensions folder.
