NAME Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::DBI - Database interface wrapper SYNOPSIS my $obj = $c->plugin('DBI')->method( ... ); # Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::DBI->method() or $c->plugin('DBI')->method( ... ); DESCRIPTION A database independent interface that gives your application universal support across many databases including MySQL, PostGRe, and Oracle. Also supports many common flat file formats. PREREQUISITES This package is part of a larger distribution and was NOT intended to be used directly. In order for this plugin to work properly, the following packages must be installed: Apache2::WebApp Apache::DBI DBI Params::Validate INSTALLATION From source: $ tar xfz Apache2-WebApp-Plugin-DBI-0.X.X.tar.gz $ perl MakeFile.PL PREFIX=~/path/to/custom/dir LIB=~/path/to/custom/lib $ make $ make test $ make install Perl one liner using CPAN.pm: perl -MCPAN -e 'install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::DBI' Use of CPAN.pm in interactive mode: $ perl -MCPAN -e shell cpan> install Apache2::WebApp::Plugin::DBI cpan> quit Just like the manual installation of Perl modules, the user may need root access during this process to insure write permission is allowed within the installation directory. CONFIGURATION Unless it already exists, add the following to your projects *webapp.conf* [database] driver = mysql host = localhost name = database user = foo password = bar auto_commit = 0 OBJECT METHODS connect Make a new database connection. my $dbh = $c->plugin('DBH')->connect({ driver => 'mysql', host => 'localhost', name => 'database', user => 'bar', password => 'baz', commit => 1 || 0, }); my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * FR.."); SEE ALSO Apache2::WebApp, Apache2::WebApp::Plugin, Apache::DBI, DBI AUTHOR Marc S. Brooks, - COPYRIGHT This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See