Java - Database connectivity My SQL

public Connection getConnection() {
    Connection con = null;
    try {
        Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
        con = DriverManager.getConnection(
            "jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1/databaseName", "userName", "password");
    } catch (Exception e) {
        System.out.println(e);
    }
    return con;
}