Developing CGI applications with Perl [covers the HTTP protocol and CGI specifications ; create forms, interactive graphics, database queries, and dynamic documents

If you are ready to build your own customized interactive documents, forms, graphics, and other full-feature CGI applications using Perl, then this book will show you how. Developing CGI Applications with Perl is written by a team of CGI experts who have developed cutting-edge applications for many of the most advanced sites on the Web. This book: \* Provides all of the tools and techniques to build dynamic documents, database query tools, interactive graphics, Web search tools, and all other types of CGI applications \* Covers CGI, HTTP, and the Perl scripting language \* Reveals many of the best Web server utilities, HTML utilities, and other CGI applications now in use around the world This comprehensive guide assumes no prior familiarity with Perl. If you are ready to build your own customized interactive documents, forms, graphics, and other full-feature CGI applications using Perl, then this book will show you how. Developing CGI Applications with Perl is written by a team of CGI experts who have developed cutting-edge applications for many of the most advanced sites on the Web. This book provides all of the tools and techniques to build dynamic documents, database query tools, interactive graphics, Web search tools, and all other types of CGI applications; covers CGI, HTTP, and the Perl scripting language; and reveals many of the best Web server utilities, HTML utilities, and other CGI applications now in use around the world.

After an introduction to CGI, HTTP, and the Perl scripting language, this book offers complete tutorials for building a range of CGI applications. Users also find a complete Perl script reference and information on Web server utilities, HTML utilities and CGI applications around the world.

This book offers a comprehensive tutorial for creating interactive Web applications using CGI. After an introduction to CGI, HTTP and the Perl scripting language, it offers complete tutorials for building a range of CGI applications. You'll also find a complete Perl script reference and information on Web server utilities, HTML utilities and other CGI applications around the world. This tutorial explains how to create common gateway interface (CGI) applications for the World Wide Web, using the Perl scripting language. It demonstrates a range of CGI applications, from database query tools and interactive graphics to Web search tools.