Getting Started CGI and Perl Tutorials

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.

CGI Script FAQs
Answers to general questions on running CGI scripts and programs. This is primarily about scripts, but you might find something here that will get that C program working too. It is under development and may not be totally organized, but if it gets your script running it has served its purpose.