Add a "CONNECT whatever_your_database_is_named" and you should be ok.
Sounds like your dba didn't choose a default database, if that's possible in mysql...
not perl related, and minimally only database related... pick up a primer and enjoy.
update oops, chromatic's correct. Teach me to write a node while I'm in a cranky mood. mea culpa.
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