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Synopsis
CGI/Perl: Getting Familiar with Forms helps students learn about using forms and handling their output with CGI and Perl.

Audience
This course is for anyone who wants to create interactive Web pages using CGI and Perl.

Time
4 hours

Product Code: CGPC01
After completing CGI/Perl: Getting Familiar with Forms, the user should be able to:
 
Identify the general workings of CGI
 
Describe how Perl is used to write scripts
 
Create forms
 
Use forms with Web pages
 
Read and explain form output
 
Taking a Look at CGI
 
What is CGI
Explaining the advantages of CGI
Getting familiar with UNIX
Identifying file permissions

Perl and Writing Scripts
 
Understanding Web servers
Debugging scripts
Writing scripts with Perl

Creating Forms
 
Using the various HTML tags
Creating and using buttons and check boxes
Writing forms
Creating and using file selection and hidden fields

Working with Forms
 
Understanding form options
Using the GET, POST, and HEAD request methods
Requesting form results
Accessing and changing file permissions

Using Form Results
 
Receiving form results
Defining variable purposes and values
Using header information

This course is distributed with:
 
An exercise that allows user to practice using CGI and Perl
A file containing the text of the exercises
A CGI/Perl glossary


 

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