app->attr(dbh => sub { my $self = shift; my $dsn = 'dbi:Oracle:schema'; my $usr = 'Scott'; my $pas = 'tiger'; my $dbh = $DBI->connect_cached( $dsn, $usr, $pas ); return $dbh; } # later get '/query' => sub{ my $c = shift; my $dbh = $c->app->dbh; my $sql = 'SQL QUERY HERE'; my $sth = $dbh->pepare_cached( $sql ); my $details = $dbh->selectall_arrayref( $sql, { Slice = {} }); # and so on };