my $dsn = "dbi:$driver:database=$database;host=$host;port=$port"; my $dbh = DBI->connect( $dsn, $cfg->{username}, $cfg->{password}, { AutoCommit => 1, RaiseError => 0, PrintError => 0, PrintWarn => 0, }, ); #### SELECT * FROM group #### You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'group' at line 2