DBConfiguration.configureDB(conf2,
                 "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver",   // driver class
                 "jdbc:mysql://192.168.1.22:3306/test", // db url
                 "root",    // user name
                 "root"); //password

ifconfig | grep inet | grep Bcast

inet addr:172.18.0.1  Bcast:0.0.0.0  Mask:255.255.0.0
      inet addr:172.17.0.1  Bcast:0.0.0.0  Mask:255.255.0.0
      inet addr:169.254.9.173  Bcast:169.254.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
      inet addr:192.168.1.22  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

GRANT ALL ON *.* to 'root'@'ip_address' IDENTIFIED BY 'your-password';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'ip_address' WITH GRANT OPTION;

cd /usr/local/ampps
sudo ./Ampps

"The apache port is being taken by another application"