MySQL and Perl for the Web

Introduction

When I wrote MySQL for New Riders a year and a half ago, I wondered whether it would receive much of a response, because it wasn’t apparent whether the MySQL community was very sizable. I should have known better! MySQL is a very good database, it’s easy to use, it’s fast, and it’s free—all characteristics that help make it deservedly more popular each day. And it’s clear now that its users are interested in reading more about it. Consequently, after publishing MySQL, the folks at New Riders began to consider how the database community could be served by another MySQL-based title. As we discussed ideas, one that quickly came to mind was the need for substantial coverage on the topic of using MySQL in tandem with Perl and its DBI module ...