• Load the driver
• Create the connection

Connecting to the database

Load the driver

• Class.forName("jdbc.DriverXYZ");
• Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");

Create the connection

• Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url,"loginID", "password");
• The URL:
  • jdbc:postgresql:database
  • jdbc:postgresql://host/database
  • jdbc:postgresql://host:port/database