In this chapter we reviewed the Perl DBD::mysql package, which allows Perl to connect to MySQL databases. We also showed how to use DBD::mysql to interact with MySQL stored procedures. Perl provides all of the mechanisms necessary for stored procedure processing, although some of these mechanisms were experimental as we wrote this chapter. We'll keep you updated with the status of these extensions at this book's web site.
Figure 15-2. Output from our CGI example
Part I: Stored Programming Fundamentals
Introduction to MySQL Stored Programs
MySQL Stored Programming Tutorial
Language Fundamentals
Blocks, Conditional Statements, and Iterative Programming
Using SQL in Stored Programming
Error Handling
Part II: Stored Program Construction
Creating and Maintaining Stored Programs
Transaction Management
MySQL Built-in Functions
Stored Functions
Triggers
Part III: Using MySQL Stored Programs in Applications
Using MySQL Stored Programs in Applications
Using MySQL Stored Programs with PHP
Using MySQL Stored Programs with Java
Using MySQL Stored Programs with Perl
Using MySQL Stored Programs with Python
Using MySQL Stored Programs with .NET
Part IV: Optimizing Stored Programs
Stored Program Security
Tuning Stored Programs and Their SQL
Basic SQL Tuning
Advanced SQL Tuning
Optimizing Stored Program Code
Best Practices in MySQL Stored Program Development