How to setup Hibernate

[Ratheesh Narayanan]

Hi,

I have to analyse and recommend the best way to configure Hibernate, start from scratch for our new project.

I googled and found out some methods but I am not sure whether any other best way exists. We are looking for the most easy way to implement Hibernate in our project (using some tools).

Kindly put your views/experience here.

Thanks in advance..

Ratheesh

[Sidharth Pallai]

I would suggest you to use Netbeans IDE 6.1 or MyEclipse which provides a better way to integrate Hibernate into an application.Or create an ANT build file to fit the hibernate structure into your application.You need to have XML mappings,POJO classes and hibernate configurations to enable Object-relational mapping and persistence.

[Cameron Wallace McKenzie]

You know, you should just start with the basics, and work from there.

You need a database.

You need a JDBC driver for your database.

You need the Hibernate libraries downloaded from Hibernate.org

You need a JVM

Get all of that stuff together and verify that it all works together. I have a little tutorial on just that topic:

How to get started with Hibernate and JPA Annoations

From there, it's just a matter of coding. If you are using Eclipse or MyEclipse, or NetBeans, or IRAD, or whatever you like, all you need to do is create a project and link to the Hibernate library files. Once you've got that under your belt, your only limit is your desire to learn and your own personal creativity.

Keep asking questions! We'll help you along!

-Cameron McKenzie