On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 10:40 PM, David E. Wheeler <da...@kineticode.com> wrote: > It's safe to create a connection on > startup with DBIx::Connection though, as it is careful not to cache across > fork or thread boundaries.
It may be necessary to set InactiveDestroy on any handles you open during startup, even if you avoid ever using them again. They will eventually time out and may cause trouble when the database tries to clean them up. - Perrin