private void connect() throws ClassNotFoundException, SQLException
	{
		try
		{
			_connection = null;
			_statement = null;
			// Laedt den MySQL Treiber
			Class.forName(DBDRIVER);
			// Verbindung mit DB herstellen
			String strPassword = this.readPassword();
			_connection = DriverManager.getConnection(SERVERNAME, USER, strPassword);
			// Statements erlauben SQL Abfragen
			_statement = _connection.createStatement();
		}
		catch (ClassNotFoundException e)
		{
			_logger.fatal(e.getMessage(), e);
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		catch (SQLException e)
		{
			_logger.fatal(e.getMessage(), e);
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}