How to connect MySQL with Java?

Steps to Connnect the MySQL with JDBC:
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1). Download MySQL database.
2). Install it.
3). Download the mysql-connector-java-5.1.10, it depends on your JDBC version
4). It is a type 4 driver.
5). Extract the mysql-connector-java-5.1.10 and copy the "mysql-connector-java-[version]-bin-g.jar" into such location where you can find it easily.
6). Now set the "CLASSPATH" for that jar file.
7). Copy the code and paste it to your file:

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.SQLException;

public class MySQLCon {

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

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

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

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

8). Provide the Database Name and the credentials of the MySQL.
9). Compile it and run it.