connecting visual C# to mysql database

private string server;
        private string port;
        private string database;
        private string uid;
        private string password;
        public string result;
        public string connectionString;
        public DBConnect()
        {
            Initialize();
        }

        private void Initialize()
        {
            server = "your ip address or localhost";
            port = "your port is here";
            database = "your database name";
            uid = "write user id here";
            password = "write password";
            connectionString = "SERVER=" + server + ";" + "PORT=" + port + ";" + "DATABASE=" + database + ";" + "UID=" + uid + ";" + "PASSWORD=" + password + ";";
            connection = new MySqlConnection(connectionString);
        }

        //open connection to database
        private bool OpenConnection()
        {
            try
            {
                connection.Open();
                return true;
            }
            catch (MySqlException ex)
            {
                switch (ex.Number)
                {
                    case 0:
                        MessageBox.Show("Cannot connect to server.  Contact administrator");
                        break;
                    case 1045:
                        MessageBox.Show("Invalid username/password, please try again");
                        break;
                }
                return false;
            }
        }

        //Close connection
        private bool CloseConnection()
        {
            try
            {
                connection.Close();
                return true;
            }
            catch (MySqlException ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
                return false;
            }
        }