The CGI Cookbook: Perl and Java Script (Cookbooks)

Craig Patchett, Matthew Wright

ISBN 10: 0471168963 / ISBN 13: 9780471168966

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1997

About this Item

The CGI Cookbook: Perl and Java Script (Cookbooks) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Seller Inventory # 7719-9780471168966

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The CGI Cookbook: Perl and Java Script (Cookbooks)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471168963
• ISBN 13: 9780471168966
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Custom subroutine library for developing your own CGI programs
* Line-by-line explanations of 20 of the most popular CGI programs and subroutines that are essential to your Web site
* Compatible with Perl 4 and 5
* Tested under WindowsR(r), UNIXR(r), and MacOSR(r)

If you want to make your Web site as interactive as possible, as soon as possible, you've come to the right place! This book/CD powerhouse arms you with 20 of today's most-demanded CGI programs and subroutines, designed and written especially for this book, each ready to load and use. At the same time, it offers you a quick, painless, and unique hands-on way to learn basic and advanced CGI/Perl programming.

The CGI/Perl Cookbook begins with a concise overview of CGI programming for beginners, followed by a guide to installing CGI programs on UNIX, PC, and MacOS Web servers. The rest of the book is devoted to line-by-line, feature-by-feature explanations of seven cutting-edge CGI programs; including a search engine, password protection, advanced form processing, a shopping cart, customized bulk e-mail, advanced visitor feedback, and more; as well as 13 subroutines for e-mail support, file encoding, credit card validation, e-mail address checking, error handling, and text encryption. You also get a usage guide, installation instructions, and professional CGI and Perl programming tricks and customization tips for each program and subroutine.

The CD-ROM is a gold mine of ready-to-use software and valuable information. You get:
* All the CGI programs from the book-code and ready-to-run versions
* The complete Matt's Script Archive
* A collection of the best scripts from across the Web-source code included
* The complete Perl programming manual
* The most recent Windows, UNIX, and MacOS versions of Perl

About the Author

CRAIG PATCHETT is a professional programmer and experienced computer book author.

MATTHEW WRIGHT is the creator of the popular "Matt's Script Archive" and "CGI Resource Index" Web sites.