mysql connector no driver error

[ChainedHope]

I've been trying to fix this for a while but its not working.

Using forge version: 12.17.0.1954

 

I have tried the following:

[*]Added the jdbc connector to my classpath

[*]Added it to my Mods folder

[*]Added it to my Libs folder

[*]Using Class.forName(com.jdbc.mysql.Driver) before connecting

 

Forge shows that it is loading the connector but when used it returns

 

No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/users

 

However if I run the same command through main() it works without a problem. At this point im wondering if its a problem with forge?

[deerangle]

is this in any was MINECRAFT forge, not only "forge" related? i think MySQL is NOT part of minecraft.