Hi all, I'm new to this list, so my apoligies if the problem of which I'm going to tell isn't that thrilling to you any more. :)
The system I use is Linux 2.4.17, Perl 5.6.1, DBI 1.28. I'm working on a web application consisting mainly of a CMS. Now consider the following simple test script: use Content::Category; use DBD::mysql; use Data::Dumper; my $dbh; $dbh = DBI->connect('DBI:mysql:database=baz', 'foo', 'me', { RaiseError => 1, AutoCommit => 1 }) || die $dbh->errstr; print Dumper($dbh); my $cat = Content::Category->new ($dbh, { 'arg1' => 'something', 'id' => 1 } ); $dbh->disconnect; Content::Category does not query the database itself, but passes the handler to its SUPER constructor in Content.pm. The funny thing now is that, although Data::Dumper prints out something hopefully valuable (VAR1 = bless ( {}, DBI::db } ), I get (DBI_TRACE = 5) the following strange output: DBI 1.28-nothread dispatch trace level set to 5 -> DBI->connect(DBI:mysql:database=forum, forum, ****, HASH(0x80fb7ac)) -> DBI->install_driver(mysql) for linux perl=5.006001 pid=2705 ruid=0 euid=0 install_driver: DBD::mysql version 2.1017 loaded from /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/DBD/mysql.pm New DBI::dr (for DBD::mysql::dr, parent=, id=) dbih_setup_handle(DBI::dr=HASH(0x8344368)=>DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), DBD::mysql::dr, 0, Null!) dbih_make_com(Null!, DBD::mysql::dr, 84) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), Err, Null!) SCALAR(0x82f0f20) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), State, Null!) SCALAR(0x83470c4) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), Errstr, Null!) SCALAR(0x82f0f38) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), Debug, Null!) 0 (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), FetchHashKeyName, Null!) 'NAME' (already defined) <- install_driver= DBI::dr=HASH(0x8344368) -> connect for DBD::mysql::dr (DBI::dr=HASH(0x8344368)~0x83c6a44 'database=forum' 'forum' **** HASH(0x8322c48)) New DBI::db (for DBD::mysql::db, parent=DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), id=HASH(0x83c6984)) dbih_setup_handle(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c6a08)=>DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), DBD::mysql::db, 8341c90, HASH(0x83c6984)) dbih_make_com(DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44), DBD::mysql::db, 584) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), Err, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) SCALAR(0x82f0f20) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), State, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) SCALAR(0x83470c4) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), Errstr, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) SCALAR(0x82f0f38) (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), Debug, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) 0 (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), FetchHashKeyName, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) 'NAME' (already defined) dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0), HandleError, DBI::dr=HASH(0x83c6a44)) undef (not defined) imp_dbh->connect: dsn = database=forum, uid = forum, pwd = wrumm imp_dbh->MyLogin: dbname = forum, uid = forum, pwd = wrumm,host = NULL, port = NULL imp_dbh->mysql_dr_connect: host = NULL, port = 0, uid = forum, pwd = wrumm imp_dbh->mysql_dr_connect: client_flags = 0 imp_dbh->mysql_dr_connect: <- <- connect= DBI::db=HASH(0x83c6a08) at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/DBI.pm line 490 via sbin/test.pl line 20 -> STORE for DBD::mysql::db (DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0)~INNER 'RaiseError' 1) STORE DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0) 'RaiseError' => 1 <- STORE= 1 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/DBI.pm line 532 via sbin/test.pl line 20 -> STORE for DBD::mysql::db (DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0)~INNER 'PrintError' 1) STORE DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0) 'PrintError' => 1 <- STORE= 1 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/DBI.pm line 532 via sbin/test.pl line 20 -> STORE for DBD::mysql::db (DBI::db=HASH(0x83c69c0)~INNER 'AutoCommit' 1) <- STORE= 1 at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/DBI.pm line 532 via sbin/test.pl line 20 <- connect= DBI::db=HASH(0x83c6a08) SV = RV(0x8380498) at 0x83e08b4 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK) RV = 0x83e08c0 (in cleanup) dbih_getcom handle DBI::db=HASH(0x83e08c0) is not a DBI handle (has no magic) at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Forum/Content/Node.pm line 343. SV = RV(0x8380474) at 0xbffff3a0 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK,READONLY) RV = 0x83e08c0 SV = RV(0x838048c) at 0xbffff250 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (ROK,READONLY) RV = 0x83e08fc (in cleanup) dbih_getcom handle DBI::dr=HASH(0x83e08fc) is not a DBI handle (has no magic) at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/Forum/Content/Node.pm line 343. -> disconnect for DBD::mysql::db (DBI::db=HASH(0x83c6a08)~0x83c69c0) &imp_dbh->mysql: 83177cc <- disconnect= 1 at sbin/test.pl line 29 <> DESTROY ignored for outer What is going on? Can anyone give me a hint? Many thanx in advance regards Martin