executeUpdate query is not working

Question

int i=ps.executeUpdate(); this line is not working using mvc in jsp

String n=request.getParameter("name");
String f=request.getParameter("father");
String m=request.getParameter("mother");
String e=request.getParameter("email");
String c=request.getParameter("contact");

loginbean l=new loginbean();
l.setName(n);
l.setFathername(f);
l.setMothername(m);
l.setEmail(e);
l.setContact(c);

Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
out.print("1");
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql:///mvc","root","");
out.print("2");
PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement("insert into reg (name,father,mother,email,contact) values(?,?,?,?,?);");
out.print("3");
ps.setString(1,l.getName());
ps.setString(2,l.getFathername());
ps.setString(3,l.getMothername());
ps.setString(4,l.getEmail());
ps.setString(5,l.getContact());
out.print("4");

int i=ps.executeUpdate();
out.print("5");
if(i>0)
out.print("You are successfully registered...");
}
catch ( Exception e)
{
System.out.println(e);
}

}

Answer 1

Are you sure the connection is successfully established? Test it with "out.println(con.isConnected());" after creating the connection. If not, check for any errors, e.g. wrong credentials, wrong connection string, driver isn't loaded correct...

Does the root account hasn't got any password?