CGI and Perl Getting Started

Advanced Array Handling 2
This tutorial is lesson number 10 on Perl teaching you about combining the data from two arrays.

Advanced Array Handling
This tutorial is lesson number 9 on Perl teaching you about splitting a scalar into an array.

Advanced Scalar Handling
This tutorial is lesson number 8 on Perl teaching you about advanced scalar handling.

Perl Lesson 5: Reading Input
In this tutorial you will learn how to read input in your CGI program, which is not rocket science, but the code to do it is a little more complex if you are a beginner.

Perl Lesson 3: Operators
In this tutorial you will learn that operators are one thing you use to manipulate data (usually numbers) however you wish. The most common ones deal with math problems.

Getting Started
All Perl CGI scripts start off with whats known as a Shebang Line. The Shebang Line isn't there for the purposes of the Perl interpreter. The perl interpreter actually ignores this line. The Shebang Line is actually there just to tell the system that this is a Perl script, and that it should call the Perl interpreter in order to read it.

Controlling Program Flow
Learn how to alter the flow of your Perl code using decisions and loops. This essential tutorial covers statements such as if, while, until, do, for and foreach.

Perl, Bit by Bit
When you program, you're usually doing it at some distance from the bits and bytes that your computer understands. There never seems to be a need to think about bits. But believe it or not, learning about bits can be to your advantage for certain programming purposes. Perl provides operators for working with bits that let you leverage this knowledge.

Perl Basics
Learn the basics of Perl. Topics covered include basic syntax, variables, arrays, hashes, conditionals, loops, and module usage/installation

Subroutines in Perl
This tutorial shows how to create subroutines and use subroutines in Perl.

Database Management in PERL - DBI
The DBI is a database access module for the Perl programming language. It defines a set of methods, variables, and conventions that provide a consistent database interface, independent of the actual database being used.

Comparisons in Perl
This tutorial shows how to use simple comparisons and regular expressions in Perl.

Dates and Times in Perl
This tutorial shows how to use date and tmes in Perl.

Array Variables in Perl
This tutorial walks through using array variables in Perl.

Perl Syntax
This tutorial is an introductory look at the Perl language and its syntax.

Herong's Tutorial Notes on Perl - Part A
In this tutorial we will learn how to herong's tutorial notes on Perl - Part A.

Herong's Tutorial Notes on Perl - Part B
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to herong's tutorial notes on Perl - Part B.

UNIX/CGI/Perl
Perl is an interpreted language, like QBasic, with which you can write programs to run on UNIX servers and which you can call from your web pages. Perl is functionally similar to QBasic and the basics of Perl are fairly easy to learn. This part of the tutorial briefly covers UNIX and Perl.

Perl Commands Summary
Knowing which commands work with one another can help you come quickly up to speed on the Perl functions that are available to you. This page provdes a functional grouping of Perl commands.

CGI Programming FAQ
A comprehensive list of answers to some of the most commonly asked questions on CGI programming. It ranges from basic questions and techniques to trouble shooting and other CGI resource guide on the Web.