Here is what I want to do.
1) When a new user comes to my site I want to get a database handle for them that will be used as their $dbh for that session.
2) Time out the $dbh & connection if the user hasn't done anything within ? 15 min ?
3) Kill the $dbh and connection if the browser window is closed.

Here is the idea to do it.....
Include a 1 pixel frame at the top of the page with the target page being a .pl that gets the $dbh. Then passes it encrypted as a cookie (that will expire on browser or window close)(personally, I hate sites that leave cookies on my computer, and routinely delete them all!)
Then when I need the $dbh I'll use the $query->cookie() business.
Here are my questions:
1)Now I know I can kill the connection through a javascript OnWindowClose() funtcion, but is there a simular perl way?
2)If I don't specifically exit() the script that gets the $dbh will the connect stay open? Otherwise this whole idea will not work. If not how do I do it.

I am up for alternative methods, but anything to do with Appache is out. My service provider uses Zues.
Thanks, Robert V.

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