List of JDBC drivers for Java

A List of JDBC Drivers
If you need to access a database with Java, you need a driver. This is a list of the drivers available, what database they can access, who makes it, and how to contact them.

IBM DB2
jdbc:db2://HOST:PORT/DB
COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.app.DB2Driver

JDBC-ODBC Bridge
jdbc:odbc:DB
sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver

Microsoft SQL Server
jdbc:weblogic:mssqlserver4:DB@HOST:PORT
weblogic.jdbc.mssqlserver4.Driver

Oracle Thin
jdbc:oracle:thin:@HOST:PORT:SID
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

PointBase Embedded Server
jdbc:pointbase://embedded:PORT/DB
com.pointbase.jdbc.jdbcUniversalDriver

Cloudscape
jdbc:cloudscape:DB
COM.cloudscape.core.JDBCDriver

Cloudscape RMI
jdbc:rmi://HOST:PORT/jdbc:cloudscape:DB
RmiJdbc.RJDriver

Firebird (JCA/JDBC Driver)
jdbc:firebirdsql://HOST:PORT/DB
org.firebirdsql.jdbc.FBDriver

Informix Dynamic Server
jdbc:informix-sqli://HOST:PORT/DB:INFORMIXSERVER=SERVER_NAME
com.informix.jdbc.IfxDriver

Hypersonic SQL (v1.2 and earlier)
jdbc:HypersonicSQL:DB
hSql.hDriver

Hypersonic SQL (v1.3 and later)
jdbc:HypersonicSQL:DB
org.hsql.jdbcDriver

Microsoft SQL Server (JTurbo Driver)
jdbc:JTurbo://HOST:PORT/DB
com.ashna.jturbo.driver.Driver

Microsoft SQL Server (Sprinta Driver)
jdbc:inetdae:HOST:PORT?database=DB
com.inet.tds.TdsDriver

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (Microsoft Driver)
jdbc:microsoft:sqlserver://HOST:PORT;DatabaseName=DB
com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver

MySQL (MM.MySQL Driver)
jdbc:mysql://HOST:PORT/DB
org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver

Oracle OCI 8i
jdbc:oracle:oci8:@SID
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

Oracle OCI 9i
jdbc:oracle:oci:@SID
oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver


To test your driver once it's installed, try the following code:
//Java code

{
Class.forName("Driver name");
Connection con = DriverManager.getConnenction("jdbcurl","username","password");
//other manipulation using jdbc commands
}
catch(Exception e)
{}

//Taken from a site: http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/28818