The CGI/Perl cookbook
By: Craig Patchett and Matthew Wright
Contributors: Wright, Matthew, 1979-
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
ISBN-13: 9780471168966
Subjects: CGI; CGI (Gateway); Programming Languages; Handbooks; PERL; Internet programming; Perl (Computer program language); Perl (Programmiersprache); CGI (Computer network protocol); Perl
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Wiley computer publishing."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

System requirements for accompanying computer disc: MS-DOS; Windows; Unix; MacOS.
Table of contents: title: Using this book; title: Using CGI and PERL; title: Installing CGI programs; title: Installing CGI programs; title: Managing files: fileseek.CGI; title: Gathering input: formhandler.CGI; title: Spreading the word: Broadcaster.CGI; title: Getting opinons: feedback.CGI; title: Keeping track: pagecontrol.CGI; title: Restricting access: authenticate.CGI; title: Getting support: the subroutines.