man CGI::Session::Driver::DBI () - Base class for native DBI-related CGI::Session drivers

NAME

CGI::Session::Driver::DBI - Base class for native DBI-related CGI::Session drivers

SYNOPSIS

    require CGI::Session::Driver::DBI;
    @ISA = qw( CGI::Session::Driver::DBI );

DESCRIPTION

In most cases you can create a new DBI-driven CGI::Session driver by simply creating an empty driver file that inherits from CGI::Session::Driver::DBI. That's exactly what sqlite does. The only reason why this class doesn't suit for a valid driver is its name isn't in lowercase. I'm serious!

NOTES

CGI::Session::Driver::DBI defines init() method, which makes DBI handle available for drivers in Handle - object attribute regardless of what CW\%dsn_args were used in creating session object. Should your driver require non-standard initialization you have to re-define init() method in your .pm file, but make sure to set 'Handle' - object attribute to database handle (returned by DBI->connect(...)) if you wish to inherit any of the methods from CGI::Session::Driver::DBI.

STORAGE

Before you can use any DBI-based session drivers you need to make sure compatible database table is created for CGI::Session to work with. Following command will produce minimal requirements in most SQL databases: 

    CREATE TABLE sessions (
        id CHAR(3) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
        a_session TEXT NOT NULL
    );

Your session table can define additional columns, but the above two are required. Name of the session table is expected to be sessions by default. You may use a different name if you wish. To do this you have to pass TableName as part of your CW \%dsn_args : 

    $s = new CGI::Session("driver:sqlite", undef, {TableName=>'my_sessions'});
    $s = new CGI::Session("driver:mysql", undef, {
                                        TableName=>'my_sessions', 
                                        DataSource=>'dbi:mysql:shopping_cart'});

DRIVER ARGUMENTS

Following driver arguments are supported:

DataSource
First argument to be passed to DBI->connect().
User
User privileged to connect to the database defined in DataSource.
Password
Password of the User privileged to connect to the database defined in DataSource
Handle
To set existing database handle object ($dbh) returned by DBI->connect(). Handle will override all the above arguments, if any present.
TableName
Name of the table session data will be stored in.

LICENSING

For support and licensing information see CGI::Session