The only one-stop resource for Web developers and programmers This book is an indispensable resource for Web developers and programmers who program CGI applications in Perl. It is designed to function as both a comprehensive reference to the fundamentals and a hands-on tutorial with detailed examples on creating and customizing CGI applications for the Web. Readers learn how to set up a server for integrating CGI scripts, how to work with HTTP variables, and other important CGI basics. They get a complete review of all the Perl syntax needed to create CGI programs and learn how to upload and test scripts and how to use libraries effectively.

Custom subroutine library for developing your own CGI programs Line-by-line explanations of 20 of the most popular CGI programs and subroutines that are essential to your Web site Compatible with Perl 4 and 5 Tested under WindowsR(r), UNIXR(r), and MacOSR(r) If you want to make your Web site as interactive as possible, as soon as possible, you've come to the right place! This book/CD powerhouse arms you with 20 of today's most-demanded CGI programs and subroutines, designed and written especially for this book, each ready to load and use. At the same time, it offers you a quick, painless, and unique hands-on way to learn basic and advanced CGI/Perl programming. The CGI/Perl Cookbook begins with a concise overview of CGI programming for beginners, followed by a guide to installing CGI programs on UNIX, PC, and MacOS Web servers. The rest of the book is devoted to line-by-line, feature-by-feature explanations of seven cutting-edge CGI programs; including a search engine, password protection, advanced form processing, a shopping cart, customized bulk e-mail, advanced visitor feedback, and more; as well as 13 subroutines for e-mail support, file encoding, credit card validation, e-mail address checking, error handling, and text encryption. You also get a usage guide, installation instructions, and professional CGI and Perl programming tricks and customization tips for each program and subroutine. The CD-ROM is a gold mine of ready-to-use software and valuable information. You get: All the CGI programs from the book— code and ready-to-run versions The complete Matt's Script Archive A collection of the best scripts from across the Web— source code included The complete Perlprogramming manual The most recent Windows, UNIX, and MacOS versions of Perl

Custom subroutine library for developing your own CGI programs * Line-by-line explanations of 20 of the most popular CGI programs and subroutines that are essential to your Web site * Compatible with Perl 4 and 5 * Tested under WindowsR(r), UNIXR(r), and MacOSR(r) If you want to make your Web site as interactive as possible, as soon as possible, you've come to the right place! This book/CD powerhouse arms you with 20 of today's most-demanded CGI programs and subroutines, designed and written especially for this book, each ready to load and use. At the same time, it offers you a quick, painless, and unique hands-on way to learn basic and advanced CGI/Perl programming. The CGI/Perl Cookbook begins with a concise overview of CGI programming for beginners, followed by a guide to installing CGI programs on UNIX, PC, and MacOS Web servers. The rest of the book is devoted to line-by-line, feature-by-feature explanations of seven cutting-edge CGI programs; including a search engine, password protection, advanced form processing, a shopping cart, customized bulk e-mail, advanced visitor feedback, and more; as well as 13 subroutines for e-mail support, file encoding, credit card validation, e-mail address checking, error handling, and text encryption. You also get a usage guide, installation instructions, and professional CGI and Perl programming tricks and customization tips for each program and subroutine. The CD-ROM is a gold mine of ready-to-use software and valuable information. You get: * All the CGI programs from the book-code and ready-to-run versions * The complete Matt's Script Archive * A collection of the best scripts from across the Web-source code included * The complete Perl programming manual * The most recent Windows, UNIX, and MacOS versions of Perl

Programming on the Web today can involve any of several technologies, but the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) has held its ground as the most mature method--and one of the most powerful ones--of providing dynamic web content. CGI is a generic interface for calling external programs to crunch numbers, query databases, generate customized graphics, or perform any other server-side task. There was a time when CGI was the only game in town for server-side programming; today, although we have ASP, PHP, Java servlets, and ColdFusion (among others), CGI continues to be the most ubiquitous server-side technology on the Web.CGI programs can be written in any programming language, but Perl is by far the most popular language for CGI. Initially developed over a decade ago for text processing, Perl has evolved into a powerful object-oriented language, while retaining its simplicity of use. CGI programmers appreciate Perl's text manipulation features and its CGI.pm module, which gives a well-integrated object-oriented interface to practically all CGI-related tasks. While other languages might be more elegant or more efficient, Perl is still considered the primary language for CGI.CGI Programming with Perl, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive explanation of using CGI to serve dynamic web content. Based on the best-selling CGI Programming on the World Wide Web, this edition has been completely rewritten to demonstrate current techniques available with the CGI.pm module and the latest versions of Perl. The book starts at the beginning, by explaining how CGI works, and then moves swiftly into the subtle details of developing CGI programs.Topics include: Incorporating JavaScript for form validation Controlling browser caching Making CGI scripts secure in Perl Working with databases Creating simple search engines Maintaining state between multiple sessions Generating graphics dynamically Improving performance of your CGI scripts

This concise presentation of the key elements of Perl CGI is perfect for programmers who are under the gun. The book includes the basics of where to write scripts; how to upload them and set file permissions; how to run them, and how to decode form data and save it to a file.

This concise presentation of the key elements of Perl CGI is perfect for programmers who are under the gun. The book includes the basics of where to write scripts; how to upload them and set file permissions; how to run them, and how to decode form data and save it to a file.

A compact guide to creating customized programs for the World Wide Web, which introduces the essentials of Perl language and the Common Gateway Interface (CGI), then quickly moves on to cover forms and "comboforms." Topics include information-gathering and reporting with HTML and forms; customized client-server interaction with HTTP, including explanations of protocol nuances such as GET and POST; and text processing and management with the Perl language. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR