[Freeswitch-users] fs_ivrd and database connectivity

Hello, I have a perl script that is called for every call through fs_ivrd. This script needs to connect to a Database and perform some queries and writing. My problem here is that the script needs to open and close a connection to the database for every call. I am looking for a way that I can connect to the database once and then use the same connection in my perl script to improve performance. Any suggestions/Advice? Thanks, Ali Pey