"DBperl is a database access Application Programming Interface (API) for the Perl Language. The DBperl API Specification defines a set of functions, variables and conventions that provide a consistent database interface independent of the actual database being used."

                                     -- Tim Bunce

• DBI Module Availability

  Module	Download	Version	Release Date
  DBD::Adabas	Download DBD::Adabas	0.16	23-APR-98
  DBD::Altera	Download DBD::Altera	0.09	23-JUN-98
  DBD::CSV	Download DBD::CSV	0.1010	26-JUN-98
  DBD::DB2	Download DBD::DB2	0.66	4-APR-98
  DBD::Fulcrum	Download DBD::Fulcrum	0.12	09-APR-98
  DBD::Informix	Download DBD::Informix	0.59	20-JUL-98
  DBD::Ingres	Download DBD::Ingres	0.16	09-APR-98
  DBD::ODBC	Download DBD::ODBC	0.17	11-JUL-98
  DBD::Oracle	Download DBD::Oracle	0.51	06-JUN-98
  DBD::Pg	Download DBD::Pg	0.73	04-JUN-98
  DBD::Solid	Download DBD::Solid	0.11a	26-FEB-98
  DBD::Sybase	Download DBD::Sybase	0.08	21-May-98
  DBD::XBase	Download DBD::XBase	0.065	08-JUN-98
  DBD::pNET	Download DBD::pNET	0.1003	09-APR-98
  DBI	Download DBI	0.93	09-APR-98
  Msql-Mysql-modules	Download Msql-Mysql-modules	1.1831	16-JUN-98

• Mailing Lists and Archives
  • Join the DBI Mailing Lists here!

  • US Mailing List Archives
    http://outside.organic.com/mail-archives/dbi-users/

    Searchable hypermail archives of the three mailing lists, and some of the much older traffic have been set up for users to browse.

  • European Mailing List Archives
    http://www.rosat.mpe-garching.mpg.de/mailing-lists/PerlDB-Interest

    As per the US archive above.

• FAQs, Documentation and Examples
  • Documentation
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • DBI Specification
      • DBI Specification ( draft )
      • DBPerl Specification ( outdated )
    • Article on DBI from ``The Perl Journal #5''

  • Examples
    • Code examples & tutorials

  • Tidbits
    • Alligator rambles about DBI, methods, example CGI scripts and life in general
    • Alligator rambles about writing drivers and how the vendor API hooks into the DBI API