I'm using mod_perl and have Apache::DBI in my startup.pl file. I usually put my DBI->connect line outside of the handler sub... however, I would like to put the DBI->connect line inside of the sub so I can get the connection info from a couple of 'PerlSetVar' config directives (similar to the way edmund mergl does in AuthDBI). I'm concerned that if I do this without calling disconnect(), I will end up with a whole bunch of open connections to my DB. Am I correct in assuming this? If so, what's a better way to move the call to connect() outside of the handler subroutine while still having the ability to use PerlSetVar config directives to get args for connect()? Ian
