i want to make a script to connect to a database stored in mysql : and here is the script >> 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict; 

use DBI;

#step1- create connection objection


my $dsn = 'DBI:mysql:firstDB';

my $user = 'adam';

my $password = 'no4vista';

my $conn = DBI->connect($dsn,$user,$password) || die "Error connecting
+". DBI->errstr;

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and the error is >> 
root@adam-laptop:/home/adam/Desktop# perl db.pl
DBI connect('firstDB','adam',...) failed: Access denied for user 'adam
+'@'localhost' (using password: YES) at db.pl line 9
Error connectingAccess denied for user 'adam'@'localhost' (using passw
+ord: YES) at db.pl line 9.

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and iam sure of the user and he password on my system

In reply to why this simple script return error ? by adam_blackice

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