Mark Matthews & Jim Cole 
MySQL and Java Developer’s Guide [PDF ebook] 

Acknowledgments.
About the Authors.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: An Overview of My SQL.
Chapter 2: JDBC and Connector/J.
Chapter 3: Working with My SQL SQL.
Chapter 4: Installing My SQL, Java, and Connector/J.
Chapter 5: Using JDBC with Java Applications and Applets.
Chapter 6: Achieving Advanced Connector/J Functionality with
Servlets.
Chapter 7: My SQL Type Mapping.
Chapter 8: Transactions and Table Locking with Connector/J.
Chapter 9: Using Metadata.
Chpater 10: Connection Pooling with Connector/J.
Chapter 11: EJBs with My SQL.
Chapter 12: Building a General Interface for My SQL.
Chapter 13: Database Administration.
Chapter 14: Performance and Tuning.
Appendix A: My SQL Development and Test Environments.
Appendix B: Databases and Tables.
Appendix C: The JDBC API and Connector/J.
Appendix D: My SQL Functions and Operators.
Appendix E: Connector/J Late-Breaking Additions.
Index.

MARK MATTHEWS is the creator of Connector/J and its predecessor MM.My SQL, the Java JDBC drivers for My SQL. He is the undisputed authority on developing Java database applications with My SQL.
JIM COLE is a senior software engineer specializing in Internet and knowledge management systems. He is an active developer, working in Java, C++, and My SQL.
JOSEPH D. GRADECKI is a senior software engineer working on enterprise-level securities processing systems. He has built numerous dynamic, enterprise applications using Java, My SQL, servlets, JSPs, Resin, XML, and more.