I am not shure if the missing : is the problem because I get a syntax error when I leave it out. Here is the mysql code that does the job for me 
$dsn = "DBI:$db_driver:database=$db_database;host=$db_hostname;port=$d
+b_port";
$dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $db_user, $db_password) || die "cannot conne
+ct: " . $DBI::errstr;
$sth = $dbh->prepare(qq`
    insert into solid_gear
(product_name, product_publisher, product_price, product_url, product_
+picture_name, url1, url2, url3, url4, name1, name2, name3, name4, pro
+duct_review, date, author_id)
    values
('$product_name','$product_publisher','$product_price','$product_url',
+'$product_picture_name','$url1','$url2','$url3','$url4','$name1','$na
+me2','$name3','$name4','$product_review','$date','$author_id')
    `) || die "Cannot prepare: " . $dbh->errstr();
$sth->execute() || die "Cannot execute: " . $sth->errstr();
$sth->finish();
$dbh->disconnect;

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I hope this is any help (just a quick cut and paste)

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In reply to Re: DBD::mysql barfs by olly
in thread DBD::mysql barfs by scottstef

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