Many CPAN modules exist to allow you to connect to common network services, and usually it's much better to use these modules than to roll your own. Sometimes, though, you'll want to program network servers or clients for your own protocols or to meet special requirements. This module shows you how, using the HTTP protocol as an example. We've included both servers and clients to show you both ends of the link.

This topic is presented on public course Perl Extra

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grablunch	Command line program to access webpage object
pwebclient	Stand alone program to use web_fetch module to find links
pwebserver	Perl server - low level socket programming - HTTP protocol tool
wclient	Simple web client - collect all links
web_fetch.pm	Simple web client subroutine - connect via HTTP and get a page
webpage.pm	Module to connect to a web server and grab a page
wtserv	Web server in Perl to expose file system