String host = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/";
            String username = "root ";
            String password = "";
            String database = "medorial";

            // attempt to connect
            Connection conn = null;
            String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
            boolean hasConnected = false;

            try
            {
                Class.forName(driver).newInstance();
                conn = DriverManager.getConnection(host+database,username,password);
                System.out.println("Connected to the database");
                //conn.close();
                //System.out.println("Disconnected from database");
                hasConnected = true;
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                System.out.println("\nMYSQL connection failed: \n");
                e.printStackTrace();
                System.out.println("Try again? \n");
            }