Searching a MYSQL database

[Ackim Chisha]

People,
Forgive me am a newbie just started learning perl two days ago. I would like to find 
out if its possible with perl I can search a MYSQL database  for a particular username 
and look for for the expiry date and compare it with the current date to determine 
whether expired or not.
Any help will be appreciated or a website that could give me some hints.

Thanks

Ackim