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Contents 1 Driver 2 Utility Modules 3 Database Abstraction Layers 4 Resources

[edit] Driver

Documentation for the Perl 5 Database-Dependent (DBD) driver for MySQL can be found on the CPAN

The DBD driver can be retrieved from many sources including:

• MySQL AB
• The CPAN
• Debian

$ sudo apt-get install libdbd-mysql-perl

• On Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and CentOS

sudo yum -y install perl-DBD-MySQL

• Using CPAN

perl -MCPAN -e 'install DBD::mysql'

A pure-Perl driver that does not require compilation is available as DBD::mysqlPP

[edit] Utility Modules

• Net::MySQL is a pure-Perl client-side implementation of the MySQL client-server protocol
• DBIx::MyServer is a pure-Perl server-side implementation of the MySQL protocol
• DBIx::MyParse is a module for parsing (My)SQL statements
• DBIx::MyParsePP is a Pure-perl module for parsing (My)SQL statements

• Crypt::MySQL emulates the MySQL PASSWORD() function

[edit] Database Abstraction Layers

[edit] Resources

• DBI Recipes
• Speeding up the DBI
• Solving database problems