Can I install the mysql jdbc connector using mvn install:install-file?

Question

I'd like to install the JDBC connector using maven.

I have the following: mvn install:install-file -DgroupId=mysql -DartifactId=mysql-connnector-java -Dversion=5.1.6 -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile= -DgenerationPom=true

I think all I'm need is what I put on the other side of the =Dfile= ?

I haven't used maven in a while either, so I'm not sure what the file switch is used for?

Thanks for all the insight!

Answer 1

The "install-file" or "deploy-file" goals are used for installing or deploying artifacts to your local or internal repository that are not available from Maven Central or other external repositories that you may have configured.

If you've got access to Maven Central, simply adding the following to your project's pom.xml:

<dependency>
  <groupId>mysql</groupId>
  <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
  <version>5.1.6</version>
</dependency>

...should do the trick.

To answer your question though, the -Dfile= argument is for specifying the artifact that would actually be installed in the local repository.

Answer 2

lotz answer is right and that should be sufficient

But, If you want to use the latest version of the connector, you can check https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java

Add the following to your project's pom.xml:

<dependency>
  <groupId>mysql</groupId>
  <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
  <version>6.0.6</version>
</dependency>