Conexão MySQL

public class FabricaDeConexao {
	
	 private static final String URL = "jdbc:mysql://localhost/nome_do_banco";
	 private static final String DRIVER = "com.mysql.jdbc.Driver";
	 private static final String USUARIO = "root";
	 private static final String SENHA = "";
	 
	 public static Connection getConnection() throws SQLException{
		 
		 try{
			Class.forName( DRIVER );
			
			return DriverManager.getConnection(URL,USUARIO,SENHA);
		} 
		catch (ClassNotFoundException e ) {
			
			throw new SQLException( e.getMessage());
		}
	 }
}

public class ClienteDAO{
	
    private static Connection conexao;

    public static void loadCliente(Cliente cliente){
        
    	try {
    		
    		conexao = FabricaDeConexao.getConnection();

            PreparedStatement stmt = conexao.prepareStatement(PropertiesManager.getSQl("insert.cliente"));
            
            stmt.setString(1, cliente.getNome());
            stmt.setString(2, cliente.getCpf());
            stmt.setString(3, cliente.getRg());
            stmt.setString(4, cliente.getEmail());
            stmt.setDate(5, cliente.getDataNascimento());
            stmt.setDate(6, cliente.getDataCadastro());
           
            stmt.execute();
            stmt.close();
		} 
    	catch (SQLException e) {
			
    		e.printStackTrace();
		}
    }
}