Get an overview of JDBC's architecture, then learn how to connect to a database and handle SQL queries and responses with PreparedStatements, transactions, connection pooling, and more.

These functions make use of the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) drivers provided by Oracle to open connection with the database and interact with it.

Connect your Java applications to databases—the easy way To access a database management system (DBMS) in Java, you need a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) driver.

Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.

In this introductory JDBC tutorial, we look at how to both install Apache Derby and programmatically connect to, update and query the database.