Thx for replying graff. I implemented your suggestion as follows: 
sub connect_with_option_file
{
        $dsn .= ";mysql_read_default_file=home/gmacfadd/public_html/cg
+i-bin/dubois/.my.cnf";
    return (DBI->connect ($dsn, undef, undef,
        {PrintError => 0, RaiseError =>1}));
}

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I also moved the option file (.my.cnf) to the following directory on my hosting server: home/gmacfadd/public_html/cgi-bin/dubois When I executed, here is the error I received:

Software error: DBI connect('database=gmacfadd_webdb;host=localhost;mysql_read_default_file=home/gmacfadd/public_html/cgi-bin/dubois/.my.cnf','',...) failed: Access denied for user: 'gmacfadd@localhost' (Using password: NO) at /home/gmacfadd/public_html/cgi-bin/dubois/WebDB.pm line 20

The fact the server thinks I'm gmacfadd@localhost instead of gmacfadd_webdev2 is puzzling...possibly meaning that it can't find my option file - but it is there!

In reply to Re^2: connect_with_option_file by gmacfadden
in thread connect_with_option_file by gmacfadden

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