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Problem is that to use the CGI::Session for CGI::Application I have to configure it during setup time. I need to either pass it DBH which means I already need to be connected to DB, or parameters that will be used to create DBH and connect by the CGI::Session itself.

In first case (giving it DBH):
I'm connecting no matter if it will be needed (say I dont need Session parameters nor DB access).

Second case (giving it parameters):
It solves the problem that it doesn't connect if it's not needed. But then when it's needed from the application also I end up with two DB connections (one mine, mine from CGI::Session).

Any solution for this?

I'm not using DBI directly but from a module that I wrote which is sort of DB abstraction. I've implemented a Singleton pattern in it - so there is only one connection trougths application. And the way I send DBH to CGI::Session is by requesting it from my module. 

 ### Set the configs for Sessions ###
        $self->session_config(
               CGI_SESSION_OPTIONS => ["driver:MySQL;serializer:Storab
+le", $self->query, {Handle => $DB->dbh()}]
        );

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Obviosly I already need to be connected at the time when I'm sending DBH to it. Maybe there is some way (TIE perhaps?) to catch all calls that CGI::Session would make on that DBH, and first connect and then execute them?

Only solution that I know would work and how to do it (but not the nicest one) is to change CGI::Session just a bit ...

In reply to Using CGI:App and Session plugin - double DB connection fix. by techcode

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