SYSTEM OBJECT TYPE
  NAME: mysql
  SHORTCUT: mysql

  DESCRIPTION
    A MySQL database connection.

  CHILDREN
    host - string
      The database server host
    database - string
      The name of the database.
    username - string
      The username with which to connect.
    pasword - string
      The user's password.

  MESSAGES
    verify - Verify that the database connection can be established.

  EXAMPLE

    mysql [can] :
      on_load [script] :
        run mysql.get_passwd
        run mysql.sql
      db [mysql] :
        host : localhost
        database : my_database
        username : my_user
        password [alias] : mysql.get_passwd.result
      sql [query] :
        database [alias] : mysql.db
        sql : SELECT first, last, phone FROM people
      get_passwd [ask] :
        prompt [string] : Database Password?
        result [string] :

  SEE ALSO
    query, sqlite