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Base: mySQL database
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- 3. How do I connect to mySQL using mySQLPerl Module? -
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- Use the following outline to connect and begin
querying the mySQL server from a Perl script. Remember that you cannot
connect to your databases remotely due to security concerns. You can
only connect from localhost.
1. Declarations
You must require the mySQL package for your script to function
properly. Do this by including the following line in your code: use
Mysql;
2. Connect to the Database
Somewhere near the beginning of your script, you need to make your
initial connection to the database server. Using the following form,
substitute your database, username, and password for the examples to
connect successfully.
Mysql->connect('localhost','DATABASENAME','USERNAME','USERPASSWORD');
3. Executing a Query
You are now ready to begin querying the database server. [Most
problems that you may incur will generally occur due to invalid
permission settings for the specified user.]
- Updated: May 8, 2000
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