Starting With Oracle JDBC Drivers - Installation, Certification, and More! (Doc ID 401934.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 21, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.2.0.1 and later
JDBC - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Net Services - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This FAQ provides practical information when starting with Oracle JDBC drivers.

A description of the Oracle JDBC drivers is provided so that you can choose which Oracle JDBC driver can be used with your Java application.

In order to run your JDBC application, general information is supplied for : installing, setting up Oracle JDBC driversm and establishing a connection to Oracle database.

Please note that Oracle JDBC driver can be embedded in Oracle products such as Fusion Middleware products. In this case, for Oracle JDBC driver certification or upgrade questions, please refer to documentation related to those Oracle products. Certification and upgrade information in this document applies to the database JDBC driver (standalone JDBC). In particular for WebLogic, please refer to <Document:1970437.1> How To Update the JDBC and UCP Drivers Bundled with WebLogic Server 10.3.6 and 12c.