CGI/Perl
This series is designed for users who want to create interactive Web pages using CGI and Perl. It covers creating and working with forms, building programs using HTTP headers and SSI, and developing Web applications and utilities. It also discusses how to write data between Web pages and databases, and using SQL with relational databases.
This series is for anyone who wants to create interactive Web pages using CGI and Perl. This online course contains 4 lessons and should take approximately 15 hours to complete.
Getting Familiar with Forms
This course helps students learn about using forms and handling their output with CGI and Perl and teaches you how to identify the general workings of CGI, describe how Perl is used to write scripts, create forms, use forms with Web pages, and read and explain form output.
Building Programs
This course helps students learn about using CGI and Perl to write data between Web pages and databases and teaches you how to explain the HTTP protocol, read the information in server headers, describe and use Server Side Includes, create survey pages, and create CGI pages based on templates.
Web Applications
This course helps students learn about using CGI and Perl to create basic applications and utilities for their Web pages and teaches you how to create custom error pages, manage CGI to Mail gateways, manage sessions, and create and read cookies.
Interacting with Databases
This course helps students learn about using CGI and Perl to write data between Web pages and databases and teaches you how to write a database validation script, read and write to a database, and use the Structured Query Language (SQL) with relational databases.