The Bottom Line
This book is not for beginning Perl scripters, but once you're comfortable with writing CGIs with Perl, you will find that CGI.pm will help you to write CGIs more quickly.
Pros
- Written by the author of the module
- Teaches you basics of CGI.pm and more
- Sample scripts show how the module works
Cons
- Often reads like a Unix man page
- Not for beginners
Description
- Explains where to get and install CGI.pm.
- Teaches the basics of the CGI.pm module.
- Create a Web page, build and read an HTML form, and respond to form input.
- Sample scripts like a guestbook, random image generator, and custom tags show how it works.
- Advanced tips make this book a must for Perl CGI programmers.
- Learn to use an object oriented interface, FastCGI, and mod_perl.
Guide Review - Official Guide to Programming with CGI.pm by Lincoln Stein
Once you've moved beyond the basics of programming with CGI.pm, this book really shines. The advanced tips in chapter three help you create programs with file upload, image maps, and http cookies. This book is not for beginning Perl scripters, but once you're comfortable with writing CGIs with Perl, you will find that CGI.pm will help you to write CGIs more quickly, and this book will be an invaluable reference. The final chapter includes reference materials and syntax information. I find it useful to mark specific pages to reference again and again.
