title: Error com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException
body: <p>I have a spring application using hibernate. I am trying to insert user object to the database table. But I am getting following error.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Hibernate: insert into USER (CONTACT_NUMBER, EMAIL, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME) values (?, ?, ?, ?)
  Nov 08, 2013 7:23:03 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
  SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet [spring] in context with path [/SpringFreeMakerHibernateMaven] threw exception [Request processing failed; nested exception is org.hibernate.exception.SQLGrammarException: could not insert: [com.model.User]] with root cause
  com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: Table 'testspring.user' doesn't exist
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.handleNewInstance(Util.java:406)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.Util.getInstance(Util.java:381)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:1030)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.SQLError.createSQLException(SQLError.java:956)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3558)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.checkErrorPacket(MysqlIO.java:3490)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sendCommand(MysqlIO.java:1959)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.MysqlIO.sqlQueryDirect(MysqlIO.java:2109)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.ConnectionImpl.execSQL(ConnectionImpl.java:2643)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeInternal(PreparedStatement.java:2077)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeUpdate(PreparedStatement.java:2362)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeUpdate(PreparedStatement.java:2280)
      at com.mysql.jdbc.PreparedStatement.executeUpdate(PreparedStatement.java:2265)
      at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:105)
      at org.apache.commons.dbcp.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:105)
      at org.hibernate.id.IdentityGenerator$GetGeneratedKeysDelegate.executeAndExtract(IdentityGenerator.java:94)
      at org.hibernate.id.insert.AbstractReturningDelegate.performInsert(AbstractReturningDelegate.java:57)
      at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2345)
      at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:2852)
      at org.hibernate.action.EntityIdentityInsertAction.execute(EntityIdentityInsertAction.java:71)
      at org.hibernate.engine.ActionQueue.execute(ActionQueue.java:273)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSaveOrReplicate(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:320)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.performSave(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:203)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.AbstractSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedId(AbstractSaveEventListener.java:129)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.saveWithGeneratedOrRequestedId(DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.java:210)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultSaveEventListener.saveWithGeneratedOrRequestedId(DefaultSaveEventListener.java:56)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.entityIsTransient(DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.java:195)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultSaveEventListener.performSaveOrUpdate(DefaultSaveEventListener.java:50)
      at org.hibernate.event.def.DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.onSaveOrUpdate(DefaultSaveOrUpdateEventListener.java:93)
      at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.fireSave(SessionImpl.java:713)
      at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.save(SessionImpl.java:701)
      at org.hibernate.impl.SessionImpl.save(SessionImpl.java:697)
      at com.dao.UserDaoImpl.addUser(UserDaoImpl.java:24)
      at com.service.UserManagerImpl.addUser(UserManagerImpl.java:25)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:309)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.invokeJoinpoint(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:183)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:150)
      at org.springframework.transaction.interceptor.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:110)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:172)
      at org.springframework.aop.framework.JdkDynamicAopProxy.invoke(JdkDynamicAopProxy.java:202)
      at $Proxy16.addUser(Unknown Source)
      at com.controller.RegistrationController.register(RegistrationController.java:28)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
      at org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.support.HandlerMethodInvoker.invokeHandlerMethod(HandlerMethodInvoker.java:176)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:426)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.handle(AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter.java:414)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:790)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:719)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:644)
      at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doPost(FrameworkServlet.java:560)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:304)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:240)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:164)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:164)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:563)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
      at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:403)
      at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:301)
      at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:162)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:309)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
      at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>User.java</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>@Entity
  @Table(name="USER")
  public class User {
  
      @Id
      @Column(name="ID")
      @GeneratedValue
      private Integer id;
  
      @Column(name="FIRST_NAME")
      private String firstName;
  
      @Column(name="LAST_NAME")
      private String lastName;
  
      @Column(name="EMAIL")
      private String email;
  
      @Column(name="CONTACT_NUMBER")
      private String contact;
  
      public Integer getId() {
          return id;
      }
  
      public void setId(Integer id) {
          this.id = id;
      }
  
      /**
       * @return
       */
      public String getEmail() {
          return email;
      }
  
      public void setEmail(String email) {
          this.email = email;
      }
  
      public String getContact() {
          return contact;
      }
  
      public void setContact(String contact) {
          this.contact = contact;
      }
  
      public User(){
  
      }
  
      public User(String firstName, String lastName){
          this.firstName = firstName;
          this.lastName = lastName;
      }
  
      public String getFirstName() {
          return firstName;
      }
      public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
          this.firstName = firstName;
      }
      public String getLastName() {
          return lastName;
      }
      public void setLastName(String lastName) {
          this.lastName = lastName;
      }
      @Override
      public String toString() {
          return "User [firstName=" + firstName + ", lastName=" + lastName + "]";
      }
  
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>spring-servlet.xml</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml  version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?&gt;
  &lt;beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
      xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
      xmlns:jee="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee" xmlns:lang="http://www.springframework.org/schema/lang"
      xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p" xmlns:tx="http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx"
      xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/context http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee http://www.springframework.org/schema/jee/spring-jee.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/lang http://www.springframework.org/schema/lang/spring-lang.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx http://www.springframework.org/schema/tx/spring-tx.xsd
          http://www.springframework.org/schema/util http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd"&gt;
  
      &lt;context:component-scan base-package="com.controller" /&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="jspViewResolver"
          class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver"&gt;
          &lt;property name="prefix" value="/WEB-INF/jsp/" /&gt;
          &lt;property name="suffix" value=".jsp" /&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="messageSource"
          class="org.springframework.context.support.ReloadableResourceBundleMessageSource"&gt;
          &lt;property name="basename" value="classpath:messages"&gt;&lt;/property&gt;
          &lt;property name="defaultEncoding" value="UTF-8"&gt;&lt;/property&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="propertyConfigurer"
          class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer"
          p:location="/WEB-INF/jdbc.properties"&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource"
          destroy-method="close" p:driverClassName="${jdbc.driverClassName}"
          p:url="${jdbc.databaseurl}" p:username="${jdbc.username}" p:password="${jdbc.password}"&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="sessionFactory"
          class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.LocalSessionFactoryBean"&gt;
          &lt;property name="dataSource" ref="dataSource"&gt;&lt;/property&gt;
          &lt;property name="configLocation"&gt;
              &lt;value&gt;classpath:hibernate.cfg.xml&lt;/value&gt;
          &lt;/property&gt;
          &lt;property name="configurationClass"&gt;
              &lt;value&gt;org.hibernate.cfg.AnnotationConfiguration&lt;/value&gt;
          &lt;/property&gt;
          &lt;property name="hibernateProperties"&gt;
              &lt;props&gt;
                  &lt;prop key="hibernate.dialect"&gt;${jdbc.dialect}&lt;/prop&gt;
                  &lt;prop key="hibernate.show_sql"&gt;true&lt;/prop&gt;
              &lt;/props&gt;
          &lt;/property&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;bean id="userDao" class="com.dao.UserDaoImpl"&gt;&lt;/bean&gt;
      &lt;bean id="userManager" class="com.service.UserManagerImpl"&gt;&lt;/bean&gt;
  
      &lt;tx:annotation-driven /&gt;
      &lt;bean id="transactionManager"
          class="org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.HibernateTransactionManager"&gt;
          &lt;property name="sessionFactory" ref="sessionFactory"&gt;&lt;/property&gt;
      &lt;/bean&gt;
  
  
  &lt;/beans&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>hibernate.cfg.xml</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?&gt;
  &lt;!DOCTYPE hibernate-configuration PUBLIC
      "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Configuration DTD//EN"
      "http://hibernate.sourceforge.net/hibernate-configuration-3.0.dtd"&gt;
  
  &lt;hibernate-configuration&gt;
      &lt;session-factory&gt;
          &lt;mapping class="com.model.User"&gt;&lt;/mapping&gt;
      &lt;/session-factory&gt;
  &lt;/hibernate-configuration&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Can anyone suggest me what I am doing wrong here?</p>