Creating a new db using DBI

[Mark Riehl]

All - Using MySQL under Linux.  I'd like to create a new database using the
DBI.

I thought I could connect to the test database, create the new database,
assign
grants, then reconnect to the new database.

I'm trying to connect to the test database without a username or password
and I'm
getting an error: Access denied for user user@hostname.  I'm trying to use
the
following connect call:

$database = "test";
$databaseString = "DBI:mysql:$database:$ip:$port";

$dbh = DBI->connect($databaseString, "", "");
   or die "...";

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Mark