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Here is a short guide to DBI (The Perl Database Interface Module). Topics include: General information about relational databases, Example of How...
For those who don't want to get tied up with a relational database and all the supporting software needed, yet still need to store a dataset...
This article focuses on setting up MySQL and understanding its various management complexities. Shows how to create a MySQL database and populate a...
Web developers often need ways of speeding up the development process, without spending thousands of dollars for software. Here's how to build...
Based on the Darwinian principle of survival of the fittest, genetic programming uses mutation and replication to produce algorithms for creating...
A mainstay of the Perl culture, JAPH is a short script that produces the output 'Just another Perl hacker.' Although written for the...
The author writes 'CGI::Application builds upon the bedrock of CGI, adding a structure for writing truly reusable Web-applications....
In this Part 21 of 'The Perl You Need To Know' series, it covers the Benchmark module — the handy Perl stopwatch that allows you to...
In this Part 10 of 'The Perl You Need to Know' series, you will be shown how to work with Perl's list and hash data structures.
An introduction to sorting, and how to write your own sorting functions easily with perl. Includes some very common examples of sorts.
This article provides a short CGI program that can print every environment variable it knows.
One of the methods that the web server uses to pass information to a cgi script is through environmental variables. These are created and assigned...
Hints and tips on debugging Perl CGI scripts and identifying some possible causes of server errors.
This note describes how to get information about a remote user from within a CGI-bin script, and lists the information available.
These are a few guidelines to help you solving problems with your CGI Script. Topics include: Short overview of the CGI calling process, Server...
This is a list of common mistakes that people make when writing Perl scripts and suggestions on how to fix them. Included are general help tips on...
Find out what those server response codes like 401, 404, 500 mean. It can help you troubleshoot minor problems - knowing these are a must if...
This Part 5 of the Perl 101 series introduces you to subroutines and teaches you how to structure your code for maximum reusability. Also included:...
Find out how to use sendmail (or other similar mail-serving software) to send e-mail from within your script. It presents a very simple program...
This tutorial shows how to handle file uploads from web forms in your CGI programs using Perl and CGI.pm.