text: how do i connect java and sql?? i need to use a database in the backend and java in the front end.. how do i link these two?? what lang should i learn for this?? use the jdbc that is included with java.    from sun's website:  "jdbc technology is an api (included in both j2se and j2ee releases) that provides cross-dbms connectivity to a wide range of sql databases and access to other tabular data sources, such as spreadsheets or flat files. with a jdbc technology-enabled driver, you can connect all corporate data even in a heterogeneous environment"