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Beginners Guide to CGI in Perl

Nathan Poole takes us down the golden road of CGI and Perl.

This article, or tutorial if you will, is designed to teach you some very basic lessons in programming Perl. This will not make you a professional, and certainly doesn't deem as resume worthy. Perl is a very friendly language and my intent is to make that clear for everyone who hasn't had the opportunity to try it out.

What can Perl do for you? The question is more, what can't it do for you. No, it can't drive the kids the soccer practice or please your significant other, but it can make your life a lot easier. With CGI (Common Gateway Interface) you can create programs to update your Web page, allow users to send you email, check errors, and pretty much anything else you can think of. There are very few limitations.

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