String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/mysql";
String user = "root";
String pass = "root1";

try {
    Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
    Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, pass);
    System.out.println("Connected to database");
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println(e);
    System.out.println("Could not connect to database");
}