Writing CGI Applications with Perl

Writers: Kevin , Brent
Published: 25 February 2001

With its sophisticated database, network, and multi-platform capabilities, the Perl programming language has emerged as an ideal tool for developing CGI-based Web applications.

Writing CGI Applications with Perl shows you how to use Perl to accomplish the most vital tasks needed for today's online applications. Using numerous examples, line-by-line code explanations, and skill-stretching exercises, this book not only provides useful cut-and-paste code for your own programs, but it also teaches you practical skills and techniques that will enable you to develop any kind of CGI-based Web application with Perl.

Focusing on the most important areas of Web application development, including database interaction, form and file handling, security, e-mail, and graphics, the book provides in-depth coverage of such specific topics as:

Working with HTML Web forms and obtaining user input

Cookies, tracking clicks, and access counters

Using the mod_perl Apache module

Connecting to a POP3 server for e-mail

Perl DBI and databases on the Web

Tying a hash to a database

Embedding Perl in HTML with HTML::Mason

Remote file management via the Web

Creating dynamic images

XML and its derivatives, RSS and RDF

Pages: 560
ISBN: 0201710145
ISBN-13: 978-0201710144
Language: English
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