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Thread: DBI and DBD modules for mysql
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11-07-2001, 06:29 PM #1Newbie
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DBI and DBD modules for mysql
This question is addressed particularly to hosts. Do you find that scripts accessing mysql databases through perl a security risk? I am getting annoyed since I am finding that there are many hosts that I've signed up for that don't have the proper DBI, DBD::mysql modules installed.
Is there a reason why they don't have these modules installed? When I look for a host, included in their plans are scripting languages such as Perl, Python, PHP, and then there's Mysql.. I understand that a lot of people use PHP with mysql, however I prefer to work with perl and would rather not rewrite my perl scripts that I have already written. I really expected that by default that there would be perl support for mysql, but apparently this hasn't been the case for many hosts. Anyone know the reason??
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11-07-2001, 06:34 PM #2Aspiring Evangelist
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Re: DBI and DBD modules for mysql
Originally posted by hypnus
Do you find that scripts accessing mysql databases through perl a security risk?
Is there a reason why they don't have these modules installed?Justin Bachus
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11-07-2001, 06:56 PM #3Newbie
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even hosts that have been around for many years still don't have these modules installed... arrrg....
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11-08-2001, 08:41 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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We not only have it installed, but we upgraded Perl DBI when a new version came out.
To me, it does seem odd to only offer PHP with mysql support, and not PERL.-Mark Adams
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