use DBI;
use CGI;
use CGI::Session;

my $request = new CGI;
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:orientation", "user","pass", { RaiseError => 1});
my $session = new CGI::Session("driver:MySQL", $request, {Handle => $dbh, DataSource => "DBI:mysql:orientation", User => "user", Password => "pass"});