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Perl module P412
Using CGI.pm
Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module P412. This topic is presented on public course Using Perl on the Web

The CGI.pm module provides a huge array of subroutines that enable you to handle CGI requests and generate HTML web pages in response without having to code down to the URL decoding and tag generation level yourself.

Related technical and longer articles
Handling Cookies through CGI.pm

Articles and tips on this subjectupdated
2231What is CGI.pm / A dozen new examples
Perl's CGI.pm module allows both a structured and Object Oriented approach to generating and handling web pages via the Common Gateway Interface. It was written (a long time ago now) to provide a library of routines to help Perl programmers write web applications without having to (re)write or roll ...
2009-06-12
 
Examples from our training material
bookkeeper.pl   function to clear old session files
cgi_cookies.pl   Report on cookies from browser
cgi_serverpush.pl   Server push - a series of responses pages
cgi_shoppingcart.pl   Complete shopping cart demo - using CGI.pm
cgiform.pl   How to set up a form using CGI.pm
cgihello.pl   Hello CGI.pm world
cgiobjects.pl   Hello Object Oriented CGI.pm
cgireadback.pl   Reading back from a form via CGI.pm
cgitables.pl   Setting up tables with CGI.pm
cook2.pl   CGI.pm - sessions using hidden fields
cook3.pl   CGI.pm / sessions with hidden fields / page 2
cookstart.pl   CGI.pm OO form / for hidden field session demo
extrapath.pl   CGI.pm - how to find server parameters such as remote address
favbrek.pl   Sample exercise answer - favourite breakfast
formdumper.pl   Finding what fields have been submitted - CGI.pm
upload_form.pl   Using CGI.pm to upload an image - initial form
upload_handler.pl   Using CGI.pm to upload an image - submission handler
with.pl   Simple seb page with CGI.pm
without.pl   Simple seb page withOUT CGI.pm (for comparison)
Background information
Some modules are available for download as a sample of our material or under an Open Training Notes License for free download from [here].
Topics covered in this module
Introduction.
Cautionary Notes.
What does CGI.pm provide?.
Using CGI.pm to produce your HTML.
Using the Object Oriented interface of CGI.pm.
Methods to produce HTML.
Anchors and Images.
Lists.
Tables.
Other HTML element support.
Producing a form.
Reading back form data.
Debugging tools.
State and cookies.
What is state?.
Maintaining state using CGI.pm and hidden fields.
Issues with maintaining state.
Using cookies to maintain state.
Using CGI for cookies.
A scheme for applications that maintain state.
A shopping cart example.
Other topics.
Handling fields in multiple.
The Environment.
Handling special characters in output text.
File upload.
Further uses of header.
Writing your own client (LWP).
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