Persistent MySQL connections to arbitrary databases

[Jonathan Gazeley]

On 02/09/2011 10:33 AM, Alexander Clouter wrote:
> However, why do you need to close the handle?  Just when you open it, do
> your work, store it to the side in a hash and mark it available for use
> (remember to add locking as it sounds like your script is threaded).

Please excuse the ignorance - can you elaborate a bit on the process of 
storing it in a hash, and marking it as available?