connecting to mysql for the first time

From: Bryan Harris (bryan_at_harrisfam.net)
Date: 10/31/03 

Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:48:30 -0700
To: Beginners Perl <beginners@perl.org>

I've been enjoying perl for almost 2 years now, and I think I'm ready to
step into interacting with a database. (big step!)

I have mysql, and I have some simple tables. Now I want to be able to
access those tables from perl. Can anyone offer a simple tutorial on how to
do this?

Thanks!!!

- Bryan