How to Connect a Website to SQLite

The SQLite database works with Java to display dynamic pages in a Java Web app. To connect to the database you must create a Java connection function. The connection function defines the drivers, the SQLite file and the user name and password needed to access the file. SQLite is for small websites that do not get a lot of traffic, because using it is slower than using a regular hosted database.

Instructions

1. Right-click the Java Web file you want to edit and select Open With. Click your preferred Java editor to open the code in the editor.

2. Specify the SQLite connection drivers. Add the following code to initialize the SQLite drivers on the Web server:

   Class.forName("SQLite.JDBCDriver").newInstance();

3. Make the connection to the SQLite file. You make the connection and assign it to a connection variable. The following code connects to the file named myfile.sql:

   connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:sqlite:/myfile.sql");

   Replace the file name with your own SQLite file name.

4. Click the "Save" button and click "Run" to execute the Java connection code in your debugger.

References

• CH Werner: SQLite Java Wrapper/JDBC Driver