Help! I can't get the DriverManager.getConnection() method with the 3-arg signature to work (need it for DreamWeaver). Here are the two statements, which should be equivalent: WORKS: Connection myConn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///wroxjsp?user=xxx&password=yyy"); DOESN'T WORK: Connection myConn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///wroxjsp", "xxx", "yyy"); ERROR INFO: java.sql.SQLException: Communication link failure: Bad handshake at org.gjt.mm.mysql.MysqlIO.init(MysqlIO.java) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection.(Connection.java)... Anybody know why? Thanks, Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php