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+
+//        package com.vertex.academy.databases;
+
+//STEP 1. Import required packages
+import java.sql.DriverManager;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+
+public class JDBCPostgreSQLExample {
+
+    //  Database credentials
+    static final String DB_URL = "jdbc:postgresql://192.168.1.119:5432/postgres";
+    static final String USER = "postgres";
+    static final String PASS = "qwerty";
+
+    public static void main(String[] argv) {
+
+        System.out.println("Testing connection to PostgreSQL JDBC");
+
+        try {
+            Class.forName("org.postgresql.Driver");
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            System.out.println("PostgreSQL JDBC Driver is not found. Include it in your library path ");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("PostgreSQL JDBC Driver successfully connected");
+        Connection connection = null;
+
+        try {
+            connection = DriverManager
+                    .getConnection(DB_URL, USER, PASS);
+
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            System.out.println("Connection Failed");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (connection != null) {
+            System.out.println("You successfully connected to database now");
+        } else {
+            System.out.println("Failed to make connection to database");
+        }
+    }
+}
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