try {
            String driver = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
            //String driver = "sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver";
            // String url = "jdbc:odbc:northwind";
            //String username = "";
            //String password = "";
            Class.forName(driver);

            //Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
            //Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, "Driver instantiated");

            con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/" + connection, user, password);
            //con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/" + connection + "?" +
               // "user=" + user + "&password=" + password);
            Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, " Database connection made");
            result = true;

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            System.out.println("driver voor database " + connection + " is niet gevonden.");
            System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
            Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            //} catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            // Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
            //} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            //    Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (SQLException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(DatabaseConnectie.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }

        return result;