System error

error:  Can't call method "prepare" on an undefined value at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/get_basic_info.mas line 5.
context: 
1:  <%init>
2: 
3:  my $dbh = $m->comp('connect_db_write.mas', db => 'assignment_hearing_signup');
4: 
5:  my $sth = $dbh->prepare( qq{ SELECT * FROM basics WHERE NOW() > reg_open AND NOW() < reg_closed } );
6: 
7:  $sth->execute();
8: 
9:  my $basic = $sth->fetchrow_hashref();
... 
code stack:  /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/get_basic_info.mas:5
/home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/registration_status.mas:4
/home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/hearing-signup.html:35
/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm:932
/home/wcpss.net/mason/obj/3996177415/signup/assignment/hearing-signup.html.obj:15
/home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/autohandler:2
/home/wcpss.net/htdocs/autohandler:3
raw error






























Can't call method "prepare" on an undefined value at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/get_basic_info.mas line 5.


Trace begun at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Exceptions.pm line 129
HTML::Mason::Exceptions::rethrow_exception('Can\'t call method "prepare" on an undefined value at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/get_basic_info.mas line 5.^J') called at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/get_basic_info.mas line 5
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x100014a0)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1279
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1274
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef) called at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/shared/registration_status.mas line 4
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x10003030)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1279
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1274
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef) called at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/assignment/hearing-signup.html line 35
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 146
HTML::Mason::Component::dynamic_subs_init('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x10144ff0)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 932
HTML::Mason::Request::call_dynamic('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x10112660)', 'method_title') called at /home/wcpss.net/mason/obj/3996177415/signup/assignment/hearing-signup.html.obj line 15
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::Subcomponent=HASH(0x100fa9c8)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1284
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1274
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef) called at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/signup/autohandler line 2
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x1000f670)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1279
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1274
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, undef) called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 943
HTML::Mason::Request::call_next('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x10112660)') called at /home/wcpss.net/htdocs/autohandler line 3
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__ at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0xd730148)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1279
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1274
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, undef) called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 473
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 473
eval {...} at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 425
HTML::Mason::Request::exec('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x10112660)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/ApacheHandler.pm line 168
HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler::exec('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x10112660)') called at /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10.0/HTML/Mason/ApacheHandler.pm line 825
HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler::handle_request('HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler=HASH(0xd72fe08)', 'Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0xff60c18)') called at (eval 2092) line 8
HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler::handler('HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler', 'Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0xff60c18)') called at -e line 0
eval {...} at -e line 0