[Catalyst] do I need to load Apache::DBI?

[Matt S Trout]

On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 09:20:00AM +0200, Cédric Bouvier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have failed to understand something. If I run my Catalyst application
> under mod_perl, will it automatically use persistent database
> connections, or do I have to explicitely tell mod_perl to load
> Apache::DBI?

Catalyst has exactly no effect on database connections. It's a web framework.
You might not even be using a database.

DBIx::Class and Catalyst::Model::DBI both maintain persistent connections
themselves though.

Apache::DBI is an awful hack and should be avoided where possible.

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