Select Code to Download

ssh -fNg -L 6603:127.0.0.1:3306 remote_user@mysql.example.com

my $ssh_pid= open("ssh -fNg -L 6603:127.0.0.1:3306 remote_user@mysql.e
+xample.com |")
    or die;
...

# tear down the connection
kill -9 => $ssh_pid;