Couldn't make mysql connector j work
import java.sql.*;

public class JdbcExample1 {

public static void main(String args[]) {
  Connection con = null;

  try {
    Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
    con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///test", "root", "secret");

    if(!con.isClosed())
      System.out.println("Successfully connected to MySQL server...");

  } catch(Exception e) {
    System.err.println("Exception: " + e.getMessage());
  } finally {
    try {
      if(con != null)
        con.close();
      } catch(SQLException e) {}
    }
  }
}