I'd like to add another layer of complexity. I connect to MySQL from a CGI::Application web app. CA recommends using a teardown sub to disconnect as follows:

sub teardown {
   my $self = shift;
   # Disconnect when we're done
   $self->param('DBH')->disconnect();
} #  teardown
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Is this sufficient, or should I also worry about those cases where the script dies in midstream?