You miss one thing: the registration of the driver. Please, see here MySQL :: MySQL Connector/J Developer Guide :: 6.1 Connecting to MySQL Using the JDBC DriverManager Interface
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Re: java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dbname
You miss one thing: the registration of the driver. Please, see here MySQL :: MySQL Connector/J Developer Guide :: 6.1 Connecting to MySQL Using the JDBC DriverManager Interface