I now have MySQL 4.0.2 and MySQL 4.1.3 beta both installed and running on one
machine. I want to be able to use the Perl DBI / DBD to connect to both
servers. I understand that there have been some changes between the MySQL
4.0.X and 4.1.X series that may require differently compiled DBD's.
So
This is covered in the manual
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Password_hashing.html: A 4.1 client can
connect to a pre-4.1 server, because the client understands both the old and
new password hashing mechanisms. So, if you build the Perl modules against
the 4.1.x library, you should be able
