Keep a handle on your databases
Connecting to a database can be slow
Try to connect once and stay connected where practical
- We'll discuss web server issues later
The connect_cached() method …
- Acts like prepare_cached() but for database handles
- Like prepare_cached(), it’s handy for library code
- Potentially useful with DBD::Proxy & DBI::ProxyServer
- It also checks the connection and automatically reconnects if it's broken
- Works well combined with prepare_cached(), see following example