Writing Apache Modules with Perl and C

This guide to Web programming teaches you how to extend the capabilities of the Apache Web server. It explains the design of Apache, mod_perl, and the Apache API, then demonstrates how to use them to rewrite CGI scripts, filter HTML documents on the server-side, enhance server log functionality, convert file formats on the fly, and more.

Perl 5 Pocket Reference

This is a standard, quick-reference guide for the Perl programming language. The second edition, updated to cover the latest Perl version, provides a complete overview of the language, from variables to input and output, from flow control to regular expressions, from functions to document formats--all packed into a convenient, carry-around booklet.

Programming Perl

Programming Perl, 2nd Edition is the authoritative guide to Perl version 5, the scripting utility that has established itself as the programming tool of choice for the World Wide Web, UNIX system administration, and a vast range of other applications. Version 5 of Perl includes object-oriented programming facilities. The book is coauthored by Larry Wall, the creator of Perl. It covers Perl language and syntax, functions, library modules, references, and object-oriented features, and also explores invocation options, debugging, common mistakes, and much more.

Perl in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Reference

Perl in a Nutshell is a comprehensive reference guide to the Perl programming language. This book covers all the core features of the language. It ranges widely through the Perl programmer's universe, gathering together in convenient form a wealth of information about Perl itself and its application to CGI scripts, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. It also gives detailed coverage about using Perl within a Win32 environment. Topics include: Basic language reference, Introduction to using Perl modules, Perl and CGI (CGI basics, CGI.pm, mod_perl), DBI - the database-independent API for Perl), Sockets programming in Perl, LWP - the library for World Wide Web programming in Perl, The Net::* modules, and pTk - the Tk extension to Perl.

Learning Perl

Learning Perl is a hands-on tutorial designed to get you writing useful Perl scripts as quickly as possible. Exercises (with complete solutions) accompany each chapter. A lengthy new chapter in this edition introduces you to CGI programming, while touching also on the use of library modules, references, and Perl's object-oriented constructs. Contents include: A quick tutorial stroll through Perl basics, Systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities, Lots of brief code examples, Programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out answers, How to execute system commands from your Perl program, How to manage DBM databases using Perl, and An introduction to CGI programming for the Web.

mod perl Developer's Cookbook

The mod_perl Developer's Cookbook shows programming with the mod_perl API by example. The book takes developers from the basics of mod_perl to the development of advanced Web applications. Developers will learn tricks, solutions, and mod_perl idioms gleaned from the authors' experience as developers and expert users.

Professional Perl Programming

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the Perl language. It covers the fundamentals of data types and file handling through advanced features like regular expressions, object-oriented programming, threads, internationalization, and integrating Perl with the C programming language. The latest version, Perl 5.6, is used throughout, with commentary for those with earlier versions. Both aspiring and experienced Perl programmers will benefit from the expertise in this book, whether they are looking to develop serious applications, improve their productivity, or simply learn a more powerful and portable replacement for shell scripts.

Professional Perl Development

With its broad and deep coverage of key topics in advanced Perl programming, this book is an essential read for developers who are interested in integrating Perl with various technologies and developing sophisticated applications. Building on a working knowledge of Perl, this book provides clear and detailed coverage of its topics using illustrative examples. Even experienced Perl programmers are certain to find something new in this book about this genuinely extensible language.

Professional Perl Programming

Both aspiring and experienced Perl programmers will benefit from the expertise in this book, whether they are looking to develop serious applications, improve their productivity, or simply learn a more powerful and portable replacement for shell scripts. Whatever the task at hand, this book is an invaluable, detailed resource of the Perl language. The latest version of the language, Perl 5.6, is used throughout, with commentary for those with earlier versions.

Beginning Perl

The motto of Perl is "There's more than one way to do it"-Beginning Perl aims to take you through them all. From installation, through to the core language elements - regular expressions, references, modules, and the like - and on to basic applied techniques. The book promotes the use of Perl as a programming language, encouraging the creation of legible and sensible programs so as to dispel the image of Perl as a confusing and obscure language. In other words: Don't worry, whatever your current experience level in the world of Perl, this book has something for you.