Perl beginner - confused 2

[JennyW]

Hi,
I want to start learning some CGI.

1. If I’m starting, is it a good idea to download and learn CGI on Perl?

2. Are there any good sites that can teach me very basic CGI programming? I want to do very very basic things.

3. Right now my web host doesn’t support CGI, so how can I test my forms to make sure they work?

Thanks for reading,
Jenny

 

[goBoating]

is it a good idea to download and learn CGI on Perl?
Perl is the most widely used language for CGI. There is nothing to download if you already have Perl. CGI is not a part of Perl. Rather, CGI is a trick you can do with Perl.

sites that can teach me very basic CGI
Tek-Tips has a CGI forum.

http://www.tek-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/4/lev3/31/pid/452

There is a FAQ in that forum that covers some of the basics.
faq452-653

Perl.com is always a good place to look for any Perl stuff. There are several links to CGI tutorials here:

http://www.perl.com/reference/query.cgi?tutorials

I'm sure there are many more.

how can I test my forms to make sure they work?
Download and install Apache. You can use M$ Personal Web Server, but, the time setting up Apache would have a much greater return. Also, Apache is ubiquitous on the web.

HTH


keep the rudder amid ship and beware the odd typo

 

[tsdragon]

You can also just upload your forms and cgi-scripts to your web server and try them out. If necessary put the forms in a different directory for testing than the one you use live. Then if necessary do a search-andn replace on the directory name when testing is done. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.