Contributed by Zombie xander
on Jun 05, 2000 at 15:22 UTC
Q&A
> CGI programming
Description: I want to write code to interact with web pages using cgi
scripts (a few fields to enter and a button to press for
submitting). I've done a reasonable amount of C++ and Perl
programming, but nothing internet related before. Any
pointers to relevant help sources would be very
appreciated, all I seem to be getting in my searches is
how to do server side stuff, not how to automate the
client side or interactions with the server. Answer: Is perl a good choice for ...
contributed by swiftone The most classic answer is CGI.pm. This is a module that does most of the overhead of interacting with the web. Perl is perfect for CGI programming because such things are so often text-based (one of perl's strengths), require quick development (ditto), and flexibility (yup).
I'd recommend you look at O'Reilly's CGI Programming with Perl as a starting point. It's pretty basic, but thorough.
(CGI is used for receiving input from users, LWP for sending and requesting pages).
If you need to parse a lot of HTML, check out HTML::Parser, and The Perl Journal article about it in the current issue. (pay subscription) (Article is recommended, because the HTML::Parser documentation assumes you know what it does and how) | Answer: Is perl a good choice for ...
contributed by infoninja I'd also highly reccomend Official Guide to Programming with CGI.pm by Lincoln Stein (the author of CGI.pm) -- it's come in very handy quite a few times. | Answer: Is perl a good choice for ...
contributed by antihec look into the LWP:: things at CPAN (there's
also Bundle::LWP or libwww)...
HTH |
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