Does anyone understand Java with MySql?

I first posted this elsewhere, but i figured it might be for noticed here:

I am building a plugin that uses MySql, but for some reason it gives me this error every time:
16:28:15 [INFO] BackgroundCheck Enabled
16:28:16 [INFO] Communications link failure
The last packet sent successfully to the server was 0 milliseconds ago. The driv
er has not received any packets from the server.
16:28:16 [INFO] null (out putting the value)

My code:

Code:

package net.lotrcraft.backgroundcheck;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.Statement;
public class Connection {
    private static Statement connect(){
        String username = "BackgroundCheck";
        String passwd = "******************";
        try
        {
            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();
                String dbURL = "jdbc:mysql://lotrcraft.net/database?user="
                + username + "&password=" + passwd;
            java.sql.Connection myConnection = DriverManager.getConnection(dbURL);
            Statement stat = myConnection.createStatement();
            return stat;
        }
        catch( Exception E ){
            System.out.println( E.getMessage() );
        }
        return null;
    }
    public static int getPlayer(String name){
        Statement stat = connect();
        try
        {
            String selectQuery = "Select * from MyTable WHERE Player = " + name + "/;";
            //get the results
        ResultSet results = stat.executeQuery(selectQuery);
            //output the results
        if (results.equals(null)) return 0;
        return results.getInt("Bans");
        }
        catch( Exception E )
        { BCMain.log.info( E.getMessage() );    }
        return 0;
    }
}
//EDIT: Note: the code is a little messed up, ignore the mistakes that dont pertain to the MySql problem

Does anyone know what my error is? the password and user name are correct, of that i am certain.

 

Use @alta189 's Library.

 

Where can i find that?

 

In PluginDevelopment > Resources

 

http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/sqlite-and-mysql-tutorial-library.17034/

 

Thank you

 

Thanks both of you, i shall have to take a look at this.