I have a file that I use as a configuration file...

It looks similar to this:

$default_font_family = qq~Arial~;
$default_font_color = qq~#000000~;
$standout_text_color = qq~navy~;
$default_font_size = 2;
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Of course that is just an example.

My question is this.

I created a MySQL database, with this format:
id = autoincrement...
name = VARCHAR(100) ex: default_font_size
valu = VARCHAR(255) ex: 2
t = TIMESTAMP for last updated time.

Is there a way I can put the name as a variable that can be used in every page, since it's called in a "required" file, Not in the main script?

Would something like this work...
use CONSTANT $row->{name} => $row->{valu};

Or is there another way to do it, where Perl will use it through out the whole 'site'?

thx,
Richard

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