Hai All, I am using Mysql, JDBC on LINUX. I am unable to connect Mysql from JDBC. I am getting these errors :: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(PlainSocketImpl.java:320) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(PlainSocketImpl.java:133) at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:120) at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:273) at java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:100) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.MysqlIO.<init>(MysqlIO.java:114) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:229) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver.connect(Driver.java:126) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:146) at TextToDatabaseTable.main(TextToDatabaseTable.java:23) java.sql.SQLException: Cannot connect to MySQL server on localhost:3306. Is ther e a MySQL server running on the machine/port you are trying to connect to? (java .net.ConnectException) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection.<init>(Connection.java:239) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver.connect(Driver.java:126) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:517) at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:146) at TextToDatabaseTable.main(TextToDatabaseTable.java:23) Please help me to solve out this problem. Thanks, Prasad. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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