Connect MySQL to WebSphere Application Server Using a DataSource
Making WebSphere Application Server cooperate with MySQL isn't hard. Follow along to create a DataSource that marries WAS and MySQL.
by Kulvir Singh Bhogal
May 25, 2006
n the J2EE realm, data sources are Java objects that represent physical data storage systems such as relational databases. It is via javax.sql.DataSource objects that a J2EE application can retrieve underlying connections to the databases being represented by the DataSource object. The layer of abstraction represented by a DataSource object allows for a J2EE container to pool connections to the database on behalf of J2EE applications running in the J2EE container. Furthermore, DataSource objects allow a J2EE application to abstract itself from the database it is interacting with. Accordingly, one can more easily migrate from one database flavor to another.
The popularity of the MySQL database cannot be denied. Recognizing this, as well as the popularity of IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6, in this article I'll show you how to configure a MySQL DataSource so that you can use WebSphere Application Server (WAS) with a MySQL database running on Windows.
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n the J2EE realm, data sources are Java objects that represent physical data storage systems such as relational databases. It is via 
