Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours, Second Edition

Summary

In this hour, I explained how to write simple CGI scripts using Perl. You’ll build on the concepts of simple scripts throughout the rest of this book to learn how to build powerful Web applications. I also provided a very concise introduction to Perl that will help non-Perl programmers understand some of the constructs used throughout this book. If this was all confusing to you, you’ll need to pick up Perl as you read the book. You can do it the hard way by reviewing the documentation that comes with your Perl installation. Or, you can do it the less hard way by reading a good Perl book, such as Laura Lemay’s Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days. Hour 10 goes further in explaining how to use Perl in a CGI environment.