CGI and Perl Tutorials

Common Server Errors and Messages
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 you'll be working on programs that run on a server.

Perl 101 (Part 5) - Sub-Zero Code
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: return values, my() and local() constructs, and a marriage proposal.

Dabbling in Live Databases: MySQL
This article focuses on setting up MySQL and understanding its various management complexities. Shows how to create a MySQL database and populate a table with data.

Using a flat-file database in Perl
Web developers often need ways of speeding up the development process, without spending thousands of dollars for software. Here's how to build an easy to use database in Perl and access it via a Web page.

Understanding of Perl Data Types
This tutorial describes: *Three built-in data types: scalars, arrays, and associative arrays. * How to construct scalar objects. * How scalar objects are interpreted in operations. * How to construct list objects.

Pipes and Command Line Variables in Perl
This tutorial walks through handling pipes and command line variables in a Perl script.

Installing ActivePerl (PERL) on RaidenHTTPD web server
This tutorial teaches you how to install perl environment on a Windows web server system.

How to install CGI-scripts
This is meant to be a little tutorial that tries to explain what a CGI-script is and how to install one on a server.

PERL Socket - Networking Programing
Learn Socket Programming in PERL. There is an explanation of using Socket with examples.

Installing and Using Perl Scripts - Part I
In this tutorial we are going to guide you through the steps involved in setting up a cgi script and integrating it into your site. Not in theory, but in practice using a script that will automate the running of polls at your site. Even if you already have some sort of a utility that does this you can still follow along and add this to a test page in your site. This installation will involve you in all of the basic steps needed to install any script, once you have successfully completed this one there will be no problem moving on to other and more complex scripts.

Sending mail with sendmail
Find out how to use sendmail (or other similar mail-serving software) to send e-mail from within your script.

A web client for MP3 streaming in perl
This article is a complete tutorial showing how to create your own streaming web clients,that can be used to stream (play while downloading) multimedia files such as mp3.