Conectando MySQL a partir de JSP

try {
            String connectionURL = "jdbc:mysql://host/db";
            Connection connection = null; 
            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance(); 
            connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionURL, "username", "password");
            if(!connection.isClosed())
                 out.println("Successfully connected to " + "MySQL server using TCP/IP...");
            connection.close();
        }catch(Exception ex){
            out.println("Unable to connect to database"+ex);
        }