PERL CGI Tutorial
for Writing Interactive Form Scripts

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Free PERL CGI Tutorial - Table of Contents

Getting Started in CGI Send HTML Page to Browser Parse HTML Form Saving to a File Open a File and Display Contents Using the Split Function Search a File Sort a File Display a Multi Line File in Tables Display a Multi Line File in a Textarea Working with Numbers Using Sendmail Troubleshooting Scripts Access Log and Error Codes Shebang Line Setting File Permissions

In this tutorial you'll learn about writing interactive form scripts in PERL CGI. You'll find everything you need to make your website interactive.

Script Copying Instructions

For the ultra novice:
PERL CGI scripts can be copied right from the PC screen. Depress the left mouse button and drag it over the code to highlight. Right click on the highlighted text. Click Copy. Open NotePad. Right Click inside the NotePad window. Click Paste.