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Nicely balanced treatment of CGI programming in both C, which has distinct performance advantages, and Perl, currently the most popular language for CGI. Written by the long-time maintainer of the Usenet comp.infosystems.www FAQ (and fellow Seattleite), Thomas Boutell.


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An essential technical programming reference for Web sites. In concise, clear language, this book explains how to write CGI programs to implement dynamic documents that provide interactivity and multimedia features for Web sites using UNIX-based HTTP servers.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (April 29, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0201422190
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201422191
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,625 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but old. Needs to be updated., September 16, 1999
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Those of us who participate in the CGI programming newsgroups know Thomas' reputation and it's steller. When this book was first released, it was the best book available, and it some ways it still is. But the current edition is showing its age. It doesn't cover many new CGI topics or concepts. I still use this book as a reference now and again, but I wouldn't buy it today.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a little out of date, but pretty good, April 6, 1999
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I'd written many complex CGI scripts using Perl before even buying this book, and the concepts in it are sound and well explained. My purpose for this book was to make the difficult transition from PERL-based CGI programming to C-based CGI, and this book definitely served the purpose well. My only two complaints are: 1) There aren't enough code examples per chapter (remember what I bought the book for), and 2) The material is woefully out of date. Still, I haven't seen anything better at CGI using C out there, and I've been looking for a long time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars CGI Programming in C & Perl, March 9, 2002
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An EXCELLENT buy -- you don't have to be a "Pro" to use the programs here -- but you can't be a rookie either... Get it "New" or "Used"--the price difference is insignificant--compared to what's inside the book....I bought this book a few months ago--here on AMAZON--and was delighted to find this book contained entire (web)-C-programs that ACTUALLY WORKED! If your web-server(CGI-scripts) are runnning at a crawl...it's probably because you are running a "convenient-scripting-language" -- instead of a C-program!! This book is NOT long-winded, but very practical. I have seen (repackaged???-or-similar)-versions of this code running on a few of the "higher-profile" web-sites. Over the years, I have acquired a STACK of other C-Programming Books--and I am afraid to buy any more of them--because I am tired of EXPERIMENTING to see which ones are PRACTICAL to READ, and I'm tired of reading GOBS of POINTLESS-and/or-BLOATED text--I am very happy with this book. I am a self-taught (Linux) C Programmer, and the C-and-PERL-programs from this book run well on Linux(kernels 2.2 thru 2.4)... This book is a great start in getting you up and running--but the rest is up to you--since you'll REALLY NEED to UNDERSTAND MODERN WEB SERVERS !!! ...and... ONE LAST NOTE-- this code may be considered "old" (written in 1996?) --it's NOT obsolete--but it still runs perfectly-and-flawlessly "as is" --on a modern-day Apache Web Server(Linux). This code has stood it's test of time. After you use these programs--it may become more obvious as to the "updates-additions-or-deletions" you'll want to make. Be sure to get Boutell's UPDATED CODE (from his web-site).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book
I tried for a long time to get a handle on C. My background is PERL, and then later PHP, so i figured it might make sense for me to come at this from a web-based perspective. Read more
Published on May 1, 2006 by allyourbasearebelongto.us

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book
I bought this book around 1998. It was the only book that cover
CGI and C, the rest talked about PERL which I hadnt learned yet. Read more
Published on July 23, 2004 by Ogal Finklestein

4.0 out of 5 stars The Truth
With many years of experience under my belt, i found this book to be easy. I'd written many complex cgi scripts using perl and c previous to this book, for many fortune 500... Read more
Published on January 5, 2001 by Thomas

3.0 out of 5 stars This book needs to stop being reprinted
The basic information and concepts are good but...

This book is seemingly out of date. It keeps referring to Netscape 1 for goodness sakes! Read more

Published on March 29, 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars It is ok, that is if you already know the stuff.
I know if you've read the reviews previous to this one, you should already know that you need to know C and Perl to read this book. But I am going to say it again. Read more
Published on March 22, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars No Nonsense
The title makes it clear C and perl a required. This is a great no nonsense book and people should not expect it to teach C, Perl AND CGI. Read more
Published on February 8, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, useful book if you already know C or Perl
Not a bad book at all, I bought this book when I didn't know either C or Perl, and man, I was confused. Read more
Published on January 22, 1999 by Kenny Scott (kenny@raithrovers...

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
This book is great. The code examples are in the book and on the CD-ROM. The author shows the examples in both C and in PERL printed in the book, which is more that I can say for... Read more
Published on December 30, 1998

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent book if you know how to program
This is a good book if you know C or Perl and need to know how to write cgis. It is not a book for you if you are a not already comfortable with C and/or Perl.
Published on August 23, 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Some of the most important sample programs do not run.
The book does not give you the intire sourse code. Insead, it gives you fragment of the program that does not work. Read more
Published on February 27, 1998

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