# # Database connection for scarab # my $scarab_db_server = "scarab.example.com"; my $scarab_database = "scarab_db"; my $scarab_user = "scarab"; my $scarab_password = "password"; sub db_connect { my ($database,$user,$password) = @_; my $h = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=$database;hostname=$scarab_db_server", $user, $password); if (!$h) { db_err("Unable to connect to $database", $DBI::errstr); return 0; } else { return $h; } } sub connect { my $drh = DBI->install_driver("mysql"); $dbh = &db_connect($scarab_database, $scarab_user, $scarab_password); } &connect; 1;