Check Database Connection

import java.sql.*;

public class CheckDatabaseConnection {
    private static final String DATABASE = "silvestri";
    private static final String USERNAME = "readonly";
    private static final String PASSWORD = "readonly";


    static String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
    static String url = "jdbc:mysql://cs.stcc.edu/" + DATABASE +
                        "?user=" + USERNAME + "&password=" + PASSWORD;

        public static void main(String[] args) {
            try {
                Class.forName(driver).newInstance();
                System.out.println("Loaded driver");

                Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
                System.out.println("Connected to database");

                conn.close();
                System.out.println("Closed connection");
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                System.err.println(e.getMessage());
            }
        }
}