9.5.1 DBI with DBD::mysql

DBI is a generic interface for many databases. That means that you can write a script that works with many different database engines without change. You need a DataBase Driver (DBD) defined for each database type. For MySQL, this driver is called DBD::mysql.

For more information on the Perl5 DBI, please visit the DBI web page and read the documentation:

http://dbi.perl.org/

Note that if you want to use transactions with Perl, you need to have DBD-mysql version 1.2216 or newer. Version 2.1022 or newer is recommended.

Installation instructions for MySQL Perl support are given in section 2.7 Perl Installation Comments.

If you have the MySQL module installed, you can find information about specific MySQL functionality with one of the following command

shell> perldoc DBD/mysql
shell> perldoc mysql

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