Teach Yourself Cgi Programming With Perl 5 in a Week (Teach Yourself Series) (Paperback)

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Teach Yourself CGI Programming with Perl 5 in a Week is for the experienced Web page developer who is familiar with basic HTML. The tutorial explains how to use CGI to add interaction to Web sites. The CD includes the source code for all the examples used in the book, along with tools for creating and editing CGI scripts, image maps, forms, and HTML.

From the Publisher

Teach Yourself CGI Programming with Perl 5 in a Week, Second Edition is the follow-up to the bestseller, completely revised and updated to cover Perl 5 in greater detail. It includes complete coverage of Windows CGI and Perl QuickStart to bring the beginning programmer quickly up to speed. - Includes detailed instructions for using CGI in a Windows environment

- Windows/Macintosh/UNIX CD-ROM includes all the source code for the book's programs plus pre-packaged libraries of CGI programs, Perl, and other CGI development tools

Product Details

• Paperback: 590 pages
• Publisher: Sams Publishing; 2nd edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575211963
• ISBN-13: 978-1575211961
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,374,185 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Year's Best CGI Tutorial/Reference Technical Guide., September 13, 1996

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Cgi Programming With Perl in a Week (Sams Teach Yourself) (Paperback)

Recently, after examining a number of CGI/Perl type books, I purchased a wonderful instructional book titled,"Teach Yourself CGI Programming with Perl in a Week" by Eric Herrman. I had no prior experience with CGI or Perl, but had gained an interest in the subject after talking to several friends at my work place. After reading this book, I have written several CGI scripts that are currently being used in my department. This book is organized into seven lessons that correspond to the seven days of the week. I found day one (the introduction) to be a little technical and over my head, but the author explained that this information would be covered in detail in the Chapters to follow. Once I made it to day two I was on the road to becoming a CGI script programmer. The Author makes excellent use of visuals andworking programs to explain how Web Pages interact with CGI Scripts and then back to the Web. The author explained that he chose Perl as the language for writing the CGI scripts because it works well with UNIX environments, but the scripts could be written in a number of languages. Upon completion of this book I felt very comfortable with Perl as a primary programming language and would highly suggest this book to anyone that is interested in programming with the Web. My only suggestion to anyone that is considering to purchase this book is that unless they have a lot of spare time, be prepared to spend more than one week to complete this book. I read this book in my leisure after work and I estimate that it took me two weeks to complete the reading and feel confident in my knowledge.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An INCREDIBLE learning resource for beginners!!, August 17, 1999

By A Customer

The amount of snotty, degrading comments on this book can only lead me to believe that the authors were not able to grasp the simplest of instructions and are taking their anger out on this book.

Quite simply, this is an INCREDIBLE book; well-written, funny, and comprehensive. Not only do you learn about CGI, you also learn Perl, SSI, some nice HTML tricks and lots of information about web servers.

The CD includes full websites, tons of scripts, and lots of basic programs you'll need if you plan to set up your own server.

GET THIS BOOK! You won't regret it. *Unless you're too dense to read simple english...*

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good, May 16, 1999

By A Customer

this book is so all over the place, you'll need to make your own personal table of contents to make any sense of it. The book seems like a rush job, pieced together by pages of unrelated information. If you feel like having your head spin and ending up with a migraine, check it out! I'd be ashamed to be the author.