Cgi Programming Unleashed

The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) allows programmers to create end-user Internet applications that run programs on a Web Server. This book gives the reader a comprehensive reference to what CGI is, what can be done with it, and how to incorporate it into their applications.

A comprehensive professional instruction and reference guide for World Wide Web content developers, this book explores all aspects of the development processes, implementation, tools, and programming.

Deals with the process of web design; hypertext form; HTML implementation etc. CD-ROM contains CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts.

The Easiest Way To Learn Cgi Programming! Understand The Fundamentals Of Cgi And Perl Make Your Web Site An Interactive Showcase On The Internet Build Working Programs With Step-ByStep Guidance Learn To Add Image Maps And Forms To Web Pages Keep Track Of Traffic With Counters And Guestbooks Add Web Animation With Server Push And Client Pull Set Up EMail Feedback Forms And Database Queries Find Out How To Customize Existing Programs From Cgi Libraries Learn What You Can Do With ServerSide Includes Teach Yourself Cgi Programming With Perl In A Week Carefully Steps You Through All You Need To Learn To Create Living, Interactive Web Pages With The Common Gateway Interface (Cgi). You'll Learn The Fundamental Concepts Of Cgi, The Basics Of Design And Integration With HTML, And Enough Perl To Be Able To Create Your Own Cgi Programs-Even If You're Not Already An Experienced Programmer. By The Time You Finish This Book, You'll Have A Solid Understanding Of Cgi And Perl, And You'll Be Able To Fill Your Web Pages With Interactive Shopping Environments, Surveys, Mailing Lists, Order Forms, Database Queries, E-Mail Tools, Animation, Visitor Counters, And More. Dos/Windows/Unix Cd-Rom Includes All The Source Code For The Book's Programs, Plus Pre-Packaged Libraries Of Cgi Programs, Perl, And Other Cgi Development Tools Such As: Perl 4.0 Perl 5.0 Cgi-Lib.Pl Library Cgi-C Library Dcns-Cgi Library Libwww-Perl Library Cgi.Pm Library Compression/Decompression Programs Example Scripts That Handle Forms, Registration, E-Mail, Guestbooks, Statistics, Random Number Generators, Random Image Displayers, Animation, And Much More!

Teach Yourself CGI Programming in a Week, Third Edition follows the same format and uses the same learning tools as other books in the Sams Teach Yourself Series.This new edition covers implementing CGI with C and Active Server Page technology, in addition to Perl. Also covered are Windows CGI programming and how to use CGI to interact with Java, VBScript, and JavaScript.The book takes the reader from the basics of CGI learning, for example, how to implement and customize existing CGI programs that have been written by others to the point where he can use CGI to create his own programs from scratch.The book will also provide numerous real-life examples of CGI scripts database search tools, survey forms, interactive games, order forms, guest books, and more.The final sections of the book will cover advanced CGI programming debugging techniques, solutions for common CGI problems, etc. CGI is the next step beyond simple HTML, allowing users to add forms and other types of interactivity to Web pages Updated and revised to cover Active Server Pages, Perl 5, C, Windows CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, AppleScript, and new CGI development tools Learn how to add interactivity and programs to Web pages with CGI

HTML 4 Unleashed, Professional Reference Edition, is the expert-level, exhaustive reference that offers every HTML 4 element in one book. Integrate images, applets, plug-ins, and ActiveX controls with a single tag to increase your programming abilities. Create such things as cascading style sheets for advanced page control; JavaScript style sheets for interactive page appearance; hyperlinks and image maps for easy user navigation; and sophisticated page layouts with frames and tables. Uncover the advanced techniques for internationalizing your HTML, as well as use style sheets, events, and scripting to create Dynamic HTML effects.

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Programming on the Web today can involve any of several technologies, but the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) has held its ground as the most mature method--and one of the most powerful ones--of providing dynamic web content. CGI is a generic interface for calling external programs to crunch numbers, query databases, generate customized graphics, or perform any other server-side task. There was a time when CGI was the only game in town for server-side programming; today, although we have ASP, PHP, Java servlets, and ColdFusion (among others), CGI continues to be the most ubiquitous server-side technology on the Web.CGI programs can be written in any programming language, but Perl is by far the most popular language for CGI. Initially developed over a decade ago for text processing, Perl has evolved into a powerful object-oriented language, while retaining its simplicity of use. CGI programmers appreciate Perl's text manipulation features and its CGI.pm module, which gives a well-integrated object-oriented interface to practically all CGI-related tasks. While other languages might be more elegant or more efficient, Perl is still considered the primary language for CGI.CGI Programming with Perl, Second Edition, offers a comprehensive explanation of using CGI to serve dynamic web content. Based on the best-selling CGI Programming on the World Wide Web, this edition has been completely rewritten to demonstrate current techniques available with the CGI.pm module and the latest versions of Perl. The book starts at the beginning, by explaining how CGI works, and then moves swiftly into the subtle details of developing CGI programs.Topics include: Incorporating JavaScript for form validation Controlling browser caching Making CGI scripts secure in Perl Working with databases Creating simple search engines Maintaining state between multiple sessions Generating graphics dynamically Improving performance of your CGI scripts