On Fri, 09 May 2008 10:11:03 -0500, Ignoramus26246 wrote:

> I would like to know if Perl's DBI supports an attribute that would make
> a database handle read only.
>
> That is, I am looking for a way to make a handle read only so that all
> subsequent queries that seek to modify the database, would not proceed
> at all.
>
> This would be for mysql.
>
> Thanks

MySQL user security[1] will handle this.

[1] Given the normal implementation of MySQL in hosting environments,
this might be what you want to hear.[2]

[2] If so, try another way :-)
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