
In this chapter, we will discuss how to access database with JSP. We assume you have good understanding on how JDBC application works. Before starting with database access through a JSP, make sure you have proper JDBC environment setup along with a database.
For more detail on how to access database using JDBC and its environment setup you can go through our JDBC Tutorial.
To start with basic concept, let us create a table and create a few records in that table as follows −
To create the Employees table in the EMP database, use the following steps −
Open a Command Prompt and change to the installation directory as follows −
C:\> C:\>cd Program Files\MySQL\bin C:\Program Files\MySQL\bin>
Login to the database as follows −
C:\Program Files\MySQL\bin>mysql -u root -p Enter password: ******** mysql>
Create the Employee table in the TEST database as follows − −
mysql> use TEST;
mysql> create table Employees
(
id int not null,
age int not null,
first varchar (255),
last varchar (255)
);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)
mysql>
Let us now create a few records in the Employee table as follows − −
mysql> INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (100, 18, 'Zara', 'Ali'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (101, 25, 'Mahnaz', 'Fatma'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (102, 30, 'Zaid', 'Khan'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (103, 28, 'Sumit', 'Mittal'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql>
Following example shows how we can execute the SQL SELECT statement using JTSL in JSP programming −
<%@ page import = "java.io.*,java.util.*,java.sql.*"%>
<%@ page import = "javax.servlet.http.*,javax.servlet.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql" prefix = "sql"%>
<html>
<head>
<title>SELECT Operation</title>
</head>
<body>
<sql:setDataSource var = "snapshot" driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TEST"
user = "root" password = "pass123"/>
<sql:query dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "result">
SELECT * from Employees;
</sql:query>
<table border = "1" width = "100%">
<tr>
<th>Emp ID</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<c:forEach var = "row" items = "${result.rows}">
<tr>
<td><c:out value = "${row.id}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.first}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.last}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.age}"/></td>
</tr>
</c:forEach>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Access the above JSP, the following result will be displayed −
| Emp ID | First Name | Last Name | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Zara | Ali | 18 |
| 101 | Mahnaz | Fatma | 25 |
| 102 | Zaid | Khan | 30 |
| 103 | Sumit | Mittal | 28 |
Following example shows how we can execute the SQL INSERT statement using JTSL in JSP programming −
<%@ page import = "java.io.*,java.util.*,java.sql.*"%>
<%@ page import = "javax.servlet.http.*,javax.servlet.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql" prefix = "sql"%>
<html>
<head>
<title>JINSERT Operation</title>
</head>
<body>
<sql:setDataSource var = "snapshot" driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TEST"
user = "root" password = "pass123"/>
<sql:update dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "result">
INSERT INTO Employees VALUES (104, 2, 'Nuha', 'Ali');
</sql:update>
<sql:query dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "result">
SELECT * from Employees;
</sql:query>
<table border = "1" width = "100%">
<tr>
<th>Emp ID</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<c:forEach var = "row" items = "${result.rows}">
<tr>
<td><c:out value = "${row.id}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.first}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.last}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.age}"/></td>
</tr>
</c:forEach>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Access the above JSP, the following result will be displayed −
| Emp ID | First Name | Last Name | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Zara | Ali | 18 |
| 101 | Mahnaz | Fatma | 25 |
| 102 | Zaid | Khan | 30 |
| 103 | Sumit | Mittal | 28 |
| 104 | Nuha | Ali | 2 |
Following example shows how we can execute the SQL DELETE statement using JTSL in JSP programming −
<%@ page import = "java.io.*,java.util.*,java.sql.*"%>
<%@ page import = "javax.servlet.http.*,javax.servlet.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c"%>
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql" prefix = "sql"%>
<html>
<head>
<title>DELETE Operation</title>
</head>
<body>
<sql:setDataSource var = "snapshot" driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TEST"
user = "root" password = "pass123"/>
<c:set var = "empId" value = "103"/>
<sql:update dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "count">
DELETE FROM Employees WHERE Id = ?
<sql:param value = "${empId}" />
</sql:update>
<sql:query dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "result">
SELECT * from Employees;
</sql:query>
<table border = "1" width = "100%">
<tr>
<th>Emp ID</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<c:forEach var = "row" items = "${result.rows}">
<tr>
<td><c:out value = "${row.id}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.first}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.last}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.age}"/></td>
</tr>
</c:forEach>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Access the above JSP, the following result will be displayed −
| Emp ID | First Name | Last Name | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Zara | Ali | 18 |
| 101 | Mahnaz | Fatma | 25 |
| 102 | Zaid | Khan | 30 |
Following example shows how we can execute the SQL UPDATE statement using JTSL in JSP programming −
<%@ page import = "java.io.*,java.util.*,java.sql.*"%>
<%@ page import = "javax.servlet.http.*,javax.servlet.*" %>
<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix = "c"%>
<%@ taglib uri = "http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/sql" prefix = "sql"%>
<html>
<head>
<title>DELETE Operation</title>
</head>
<body>
<sql:setDataSource var = "snapshot" driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver"
url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/TEST"
user = "root" password = "pass123"/>
<c:set var = "empId" value = "102"/>
<sql:update dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "count">
UPDATE Employees SET WHERE last = 'Ali'
<sql:param value = "${empId}" />
</sql:update>
<sql:query dataSource = "${snapshot}" var = "result">
SELECT * from Employees;
</sql:query>
<table border = "1" width = "100%">
<tr>
<th>Emp ID</th>
<th>First Name</th>
<th>Last Name</th>
<th>Age</th>
</tr>
<c:forEach var = "row" items = "${result.rows}">
<tr>
<td><c:out value = "${row.id}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.first}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.last}"/></td>
<td><c:out value = "${row.age}"/></td>
</tr>
</c:forEach>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Access the above JSP, the following result will be displayed −
| Emp ID | First Name | Last Name | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Zara | Ali | 18 |
| 101 | Mahnaz | Fatma | 25 |
| 102 | Zaid | Ali | 30 |