Portable DBI Methods:
connect($data_source, $username, $password)
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Portable DBI Methods:
connect($data_source, $username, $password)
Use the connect method to make a database connection to the data source. The $data_source value should begin with DBI:driver_name:.
Example uses of connect with the DBD::mysql driver:
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$database", $user, $password);
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$database:$hostname",
$user, $password);
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$database:$hostname:$port",
$user, $password);
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