Apache::Session::Store::MySQL - Store persistent data in a MySQL database

Author

       This modules was written by Jeffrey William Baker <jwbaker@acm.org>

Configuration

       The module must know what datasource, username, and password to use when connecting to the database.
       These values can be set using the options hash (see Apache::Session documentation).  The options are:

       DataSource
       UserName
       Password
       TableName
       Handle

       Example:

        tie %hash, 'Apache::Session::MySQL', $id, {
            DataSource => 'dbi:mysql:database',
            UserName   => 'database_user',
            Password   => 'K00l',
            TableName  => 'sessions'
        };

       Instead, you may pass in an already-opened DBI handle to your database.

        tie %hash, 'Apache::Session::MySQL', $id, {
            Handle => $dbh
        };

Description

       Apache::Session::Store::MySQL fulfills the storage interface of Apache::Session.  Session data is stored
       in a MySQL database.

Name

       Apache::Session::Store::MySQL - Store persistent data in a MySQL database

Schema

       To use this module, you will need at least these columns in a table called 'sessions', or another table
       name if you provide the TableName argument:

        id char(32)     # or however long your session IDs are.
        a_session blob  # or varbinary if you plan to use a big session (>64k after serialization)

       To create this schema, you can execute this command using the mysql program:

        CREATE TABLE sessions (
           id char(32) not null primary key,
           a_session blob
        );

       If you use some other command, ensure that there is a unique index on the table's id column.

Synopsis

        use Apache::Session::Store::MySQL;

        my $store = new Apache::Session::Store::MySQL;

        $store->insert($ref);
        $store->update($ref);
        $store->materialize($ref);
        $store->remove($ref);