转到-连接到外部mysql数据库

I'm rather new to use go and am having issues connecting to an external mysql database. I'm using the go-sql-driver which seams rather nice. Suggestions to other drivers are welcomed!

this is the whole program:

import (
  "database/sql"
   _ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
  "fmt"
)

const (
  DB_HOST = "tcp(http://thedburl.com)"
  DB_NAME = "nameofdatabase"
  DB_USER = "username"
  DB_PW = "password"
)

func main() {
  dsn := DB_USER + ":" + DB_PW + "@" + DB_HOST + "/" + DB_NAME + "?charset=uf8"
  db, err := sql.Open("mysql", dsn)

  if err != nil {
       fmt.Println("shiiet didn't work yo! Initialization failed")
  }

  defer db.Close() // go's purty cool

  var str string
  q := "SELECT * FROM forums"
  err = db.QueryRow(q).Scan(&str)

  if err != nil {
      fmt.Println(err)
  }

  fmt.Println(str)
}

On the request I'm recieving the following error

 "GetAddrInfoW: The specified class was not found."

Any ideas? I've siting for hours on the webs, and can't seem to solve the problem. It might be worth noting that I have used the same database service many times in java.

Thanks for everyones answers.

The mysql drivers for Go are at the current time having a hard time dealing with older mysql versions. Specifically this issue happened due to the incompatibility of mysql's old_password from 2006. Therefore working with older databases is a pain. (source: https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql/wiki/old_passwords) - My educated guess also applies to the mymysql driver whom throws the "bad connection" error. Which basicly times out after repetitive attempts of connection.

Special thanks to @Lepidosteus who's answer made me discover the real problem.