Coauthored by Alligator Descartes, one of the most active members of the DBI community, and by Tim Bunce, the inventor of DBI, this book explains the architecture of DBI and shows you how to write DBI-based programs. For the experienced DBI dabbler, this book explains DBI's nuances and the peculiarities of each individual DBD. Main topics include: An introduction to DBI and its design, How to construct queries and bind parameters, Working with database, driver, and statement handles, Debugging techniques, Coverage of each existing DBD, and A complete reference to DBI.