Hi Phemur,

Try changing this line: 

$dbHandle = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:mydb','ID','pw');

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to this: 


my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=dbname;host=host", "$id","$
+pw") || die "Can't connect: $DBI::errstr";

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If you start your CGI form like this: 


#!/usr/bin/perl -wT
use strict;
use CGI qw( :standard );
use CGI::Carp qw( fatalsToBrowser );
use DBI;
use DBD::mysql;

#Store each field in a variable.
my $name = param("name");
my $phone = etc..
my $age = etc..
my $sth;

#Then insert each of them into a table:

$sth = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO userdata VALUES (?,?,?)");
$sth->execute($name, $phone, $age);

#Make sure you clean up when finished:
$sth->finish();
$dbh->disconnect();

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Warning: This code is untested but it should help you complete the project.

Hope this helps,
-Katie.

In reply to Re: DBI connection through CGI by DigitalKitty
in thread DBI connection through CGI by Phemur

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