Here is how I do it, also based on the cookbook. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -W
#
#
use CGI::Session;
use CGI::Session::MySQL;
use CGI qw(:standard);
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
use DBI;

use strict;

my $config = {    DSN            => 'DBI:mysql:dc151fc_session',
                MySQLunm    => 'xxxx',
                MySQLpwd    => 'xxxx',
                cartURL        => 'http://xxxx.com/cgi-bin/cart.pl?cmd
+='};

my $DEBUG = 1;

my $cgi;
my $session;
my $cart;
$cgi = new CGI;
my $dbh = &createDBconnection( $config->{DSN}, $config->{MySQLunm}, $c
+onfig->{MySQLpwd} );
$session = new CGI::Session("driver:MySQL", $cgi, {Handle=>$dbh});
my $cookie = $cgi->cookie(-name=>'CGISESSID', -value=>$session->id, -e
+xpires=>'+1d');
print $cgi->header(-cookie=>$cookie);

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That code is working in may application.

....john

In reply to Re: CGI::Session::MySQL by jdtoronto
in thread CGI::Session::MySQL by Cody Pendant

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