PERL Scripting for the Web

PERL is the scripting language most used in developing web-based applications. Students will learn the syntax and structure of PERL and how to read from and write to files. Students will learn to create functions and classes in PERL. Students will learn to read and write to a database and how to generate output. Students will learn to collect data users submit on a web-based form and to use it to generate custom web pages. Students will need access to a web-server that uses PERL.

To get started:

• Click on the Syllabus link below to find information about the course and the book
• Click on Introductions link to meet your instructor and introduce yourself
• Post any questions you have in Questions and Comments

Lesson 1: Getting Started

We start this course with a little background on PERL and some basic PERL scripts. Use this time to make sure you have a copy of PERL to work with for this course.