You're not the first person to write a CGI script in Perl. If you want to use standard modules from the CPAN, or supplied with Perl itself, there are plenty out there and we introduce you to some of them in this training module.
This topic is presented on public course
Using Perl on the Web
Examples from our training material
| cc2 | Use LWP UserAgent to check and see if a remote site has changed |
| cgi1.pl | Simple demo of CGI.pm |
| cgilite.pl | Using CGI_Lite.pm - simple example |
| cgis.pl | Using CGI.pm as a structured code |
| cookie.pl | Setting, reading and deleting cookies |
| ecbgrab.pl | Grabbing a network resource through LWP UserAgent |
Background information
Some modules are
available for download as a sample of our material or under an
Open Training Notes License for free download from
http://www.training-notes.co.uk.
Topics covered in this module
CGI Modules.
CGI.pm.
CGI-Lite.
Using CGI for cookies.
Legal and security issues with cookies.
Using LWP to write your own clients.
A note of caution.
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