Start up a mysql server with docker:

docker run --name mysql -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=rootpw -e MYSQL_DATABASE=perltest -e MYSQL_USER=perltest -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=testpass -d mysql:latest

Put this in ~/.my.cnf:
[client]
protocol=tcp
user=perltest
password=testpass
database=perltest