CGI Programming using Perl Training

Web site developers wanting to create interactive Web pages.

• Browsers and Servers
• Serverside Includes
• Common Gateway Interface
• Accessing Databases
• Control Input to CGI Applications
• Stateful CGI Applications
• Perl CGI Module
• Advanced HTML Interface Tools
• Forms
• CGI/Browser Interaction
• Appendix: Overview of Internet Security

Familiarity with HTML forms. Programming experience is required. Basic UNIX skills and the ability to use vi or a basic text editor are also required. Duration Three days.

Outline of CGI Programming using Perl Training

1.Browsers and Servers

• WEB Browsers and Servers
• URLS
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

2. Serverside Includes

• Serverside Includes: Why?
• The exec Command
• Example

3. Common Gateway Interface

• What is CGI?
• Why use CGI applications?
• Environment Variables
• Managing CGI Files

4. Accessing Databases

• Browser Database Access
• Static Flat-File Database
• Perl DBM Interface
• Third Party RDBMS application

5. Control Input to CGI Applications

• ISINDEX, GET, and POST
• GET Method
• POST Method

6. Stateful CGI Applications

• Stateful vs. Stateless
• Why Use Stateful CGI Applications?
• Stateful Access with a Cookie

7. Perl CGI Module

• CGI.pm Module
• Perl Subroutines
• Perl Objects
• Perl Methods
• Commonly Used Methods

8. Advanced HTML Interface Tools

• Image Maps
• Tables
• Multiple Form Interaction
• Frames
• GD Library

9. Forms

• Form Objects
• Static Forms
• Dynamic Forms

10. CGI/Browser Interaction

• References
• Animation Description
• Server Push
• Client Pull The Symbol Table

11. Appendix: Overview of Internet Security

• Two-dimensional Arrays
• Security Issues
• Platform Differences
• Cryptography
• Encryption Keys
• Controlling User Access
• "Trusted Server"
• Developing an e-mail interface