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CGI / Perl Series
Total Time: 16 hours
Prerequisite: Experience with HTML and web site construction
CGI/Perl: Getting Familiar with Forms Time: 4 hours CGPC01
CGI/Perl: Getting Familiar with Forms helps students learn about using forms and handling their output with CGI and Perl.
  • Taking a Look at CGI
  • Perl and Writing Scripts
  • Creating Forms
  • Working with Forms
  • Using Form Results

    • CGI/Perl: Building Programs Time: 4 hours CGPC02
    CGI/Perl: Building Programs provides an overview of using CGI and Perl to create basic programs for web sites.
  • The Workings of HTTP Protocol
  • Server Headers and Content
  • Server Side Includes
  • Using Server Side Includes
  • An Online Survey
  • Creating Web Pages

    • CGI/Perl: Web Applications Time: 4 hours CGPC03
    CGI/Perl: Web Applications helps students learn about using CGI and Perl to create basic applications and utilities for their web pages.
  • Building Custom Error Pages
  • CGI to Mail Gateways
  • Session Management
  • The Magic Cookie

    • CGI/Perl: Interacting with Databases Time: 4 hours CGPC04
    CGI/Perl: Interacting with Databases helps students learn about using CGI and Perl to write data between web pages and databases.
  • Introduction to Databases
  • Writing a Validation Script
  • Reading and Writing to the Database
  • Structured Query Language
  • Accessing SQL Databases with Perl

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