in the pod: #################### Class Methods connect use DBI;
$dsn = "DBI:mysql:$database"; $dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=$database;host=$hostname"; $dsn = "DBI:mysql:database=$database;host=$hostname;port=$port"; $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password); A "database" must always be specified. ################### why database is needed ? the mysqlclient can connect to server without this, and then select database.