MySQL Connector/MXJ 1.1.1 is available for download

[Eric Herman]

MySQL Connector/MXJ 1.1.1 is a Java utility package for deploying and 
managing a MySQL RDBMS.

MySQL Connector/MXJ may be bundled in to an existing Java application 
and managed as a POJO (Plain Old Java Object), a Connector/J 
SocketFactory, or may be deployed as a JMX MBean. This makes it easy 
for Java developers to deploy applications which require a database by 
reducing installation barriers for their end-users.

Adding a MySQL database to a Java application can be as easy as:
1) adding the Connector/J and Connector/MXJ .jar files to the CLASSPATH
2) add one parameter to the JDBC connection string:

String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/?"
     + "socketFactory="
     + ServerLauncherSocketFactory.class.getName();

By adding this parameter, the Connector/J JDBC driver will 
automatically deploy and launch the MySQL database with the first 
connection.

In order for MySQL Connector/MXJ to make the MySQL database appear to 
be a java-based component, It determines what platform the system is 
running on, selects the appropriate binary, and launches the 
executable. It will also optionally deploy an initial database, with 
any specified parameters.

As a JMX MBean, MySQL Connector/MXJ requires a JMX v1.2 compliant MBean 
container, such as JBoss version 4. The MBean will uses the standard 
JMX management APIs to present (and allow the setting of) parameters 
which are appropriate for that platform.

Included are instructions for using a JDBC extension as well as 
deploying to JBoss. Please, be sure to read the "README" file. (or 
index.html)

New in the 1.1.1 version are MySQL 4.1.10a resources for the following 
platforms:
* Linux x86
* Mac OS X 10.3
* Windows XP/2K/NT x86
* SunOS sparc

You can download sources and binaries from:

http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/mxj/1.0.html

Some mirrors may take a while to update.

Remember, feedback is welcome and encouraged.
Please send questions/comments to java@stripped.

Also, I'd like to extend sincere thanks to Jouni Stam for finding and 
reporting a bug in the 1.1.0 version on Windows 2000 and to Kendrick 
Shaw for helping me fix that bug.

--
Eric Herman, Software Developer
MySQL AB, www.mysql.com
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