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"MySQL and Perl for the Web" provides a much-needed handbook for database and Web developers seeking an extensive and detailed guide for using the combination of MySQL and Perl to build dynamic and interactive database-backed Web sites. It shows how to use Perl's DBI database access module, pairing it with with the CGI.pm module that allows Web pages and forms to be generated and processed easily. These tools provide developers with a solid foundation for creating applications that incorporate database content to create dynamic, up-to-date Web sites.

The mod_perl Developer's Cookbook shows programming with the mod_perl API by example. The book takes developers from the basics of mod_perl to the development of advanced Web applications. Developers will learn tricks, solutions, and mod_perl idioms gleaned from the authors' experience as developers and expert users.

In Effective Perl Programming, Perl experts Joseph Hall and Randal Schwartz share programming solutions, techniques, programming pointers, rules of thumb, and the pitfalls to avoid, enabling you to make the most of Perl's power and capabilities. The authors will help you develop a knack for the right ways to do things. They show you how to solve problems with Perl, and how to debug and improve your Perl programs. Offering examples, they help you learn good Perl style. Geared for programmers who have already acquired Perl basics, the book will extend your skill range, providing the tactics and deeper understanding you need to create Perl programs that are more elegant, effective, and succinct.

This book is designed to give you as much of the whole Perl story as one book can hold. It features: Written by Steve Holzner, former contributing editor for PC Magazine and the author of 50 computer books, Includes 250 pages of CGI programming, the driving force behind PerlÂ’s popularity, Includes over 1,000 programming examples, Comprehensive coverage of Perl syntax and programming, and more.

Create extensible programs and dynamic Web applications with this exceptional collection of annotated, reusable Perl code. Perl Annotated Archives is packed with ready-to-run code for Windows, Unix, Mac and Web applications along with line-by-line explanations. Use the power and flexibility of Perl to carry out hundreds of functions easily - process and report on text files, write clients and servers within a single application, dynamically create HTML, secure your Web site, manage an entire network from a single point, and much more. Complete with a CD-ROM containing all of the book's source code and applications, this one-of-a-kind collection is a programmers reference and how-to manual in a single convenient volume.

Perl For Dummies, 2nd Edition, guides you step-by-step through the arcane syntax and programming environment of Perl, whether you're working on a UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT, or Macintosh. Perl For Dummies is written for both programming novices and veteran code warriors. From the basic elements of programming with Perl to advanced topics on designing and building complex Perl programs, this plain-English reference covers every version of Perl for creating custom CGI scripts for your Web site. Plus, this book's bonus CD-ROM, includes all the source code from the book, along with a copy of ActivePerl, from ActiveState.

This book shows how to write CGI scripts to incorporate search engines, convert multiple text files to HTML, monitor log files, and track visitors to your site. Checking links, batch editing HTML files, tracking users, and writing CGI scripts--these are the often tedious daily tasks that can be done much more easily with Perl. If you're more interested in streamlining your web activities than in learning a new programming language, Perl for Web Site Management is for you: it's not so much about learning Perl as it is about using Perl to do common web chores more efficiently. Even if you don't have any programming background, this book will get you quickly past Perl's seemingly forbidding barrier of chops and chomps, execs and elsifs.

Coauthored by Alligator Descartes, one of the most active members of the DBI community, and by Tim Bunce, the inventor of DBI, this book explains the architecture of DBI and shows you how to write DBI-based programs. For the experienced DBI dabbler, this book explains DBI's nuances and the peculiarities of each individual DBD. Main topics include: An introduction to DBI and its design, How to construct queries and bind parameters, Working with database, driver, and statement handles, Debugging techniques, Coverage of each existing DBD, and A complete reference to DBI.

This is a standard, quick-reference guide for the Perl programming language. The second edition, updated to cover the latest Perl version, provides a complete overview of the language, from variables to input and output, from flow control to regular expressions, from functions to document formats--all packed into a convenient, carry-around booklet.