How to solve the issue of missing driver for connecting MySQL in DBeaver?

To resolve the issue of DBeaver missing the MySQL driver for connection, you can follow these steps:

1. Firstly, make sure that the Java driver for MySQL (JDBC driver) is installed. You can download the appropriate JDBC driver for your MySQL version from the official MySQL website or other reputable sources.
2. Open the DBeaver application and select the MySQL database you want to connect to in the connection manager.
3. Locate the “Driver” option in the connection configuration page.
4. Click on the “edit” button or dropdown menu next to the “driver” option.
5. Click on the “New” button in the “Driver Manager” dialog box that pops up.
6. In the “Create New Driver” dialog box, enter the name of the driver, such as “MySQL Driver”.
7. In the “Classpath” field, click on the “Add file” button and select the jar file of the MySQL JDBC driver that you downloaded.
8. After confirming that the input is correct, click the “OK” button.
9. In the driver selection dialog box, choose the driver that was just created and click the “OK” button.
10. Upon returning to the connection settings page, you should be able to see that the correct MySQL driver has been selected.
11. Input additional information required to connect to the MySQL database, such as the host name, port number, username, and password.
12. Click the “Test Connection” button to ensure that DBeaver can successfully connect to the MySQL database.
13. If the test connection is successful, click the “OK” button to save the connection configuration.

You should have successfully resolved the issue of DBeaver not connecting to MySQL due to missing drivers, and can now connect to the MySQL database.