ok, here's a few things:
dont use a dozen exclemations marks if you dont want to get flamed or even
ignored or... well, you fill it in
dont whine, state what is wrong and where
read the manual that comes with the dbi/dbd modules, it will tell you a
whole lot about the syntax and how to properly catch errors
now, for some help on your problem:
it seems dbi is working fine, but the connection isnt, so:
are you sure the mysql service is running?
are you using the right IP adres to connect to?
is it listening on the port you think it is?
are you using the right username/password?
if all the above is true, here's some help online that might enlighten you:
http://www.perl.com/pub/1999/10/DBI.html
that's a short article on how to use DBI and it's quite informative
hth,
Jos Boumans
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