by RichardColburn (Author)
Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours teaches you the next step beyond simple HTML Web pages. This new edition covers implementing CGI with both C and Perl, and it discusses CGI's relative strengths and weaknesses in comparison with other Web programming technologies like JavaScript, Java, and PHP. The book takes you 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 you can use CGI to create your own programs from scratch. The book also provides numerous real-life examples of CGI scripts, such as database search tools, survey forms, interactive games, order forms, guest books, and more.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sams
Published: 20 Jun 2000
ISBN 10: 0672318806
ISBN 13: 9780672318801
Book Overview: Sams Teach Yourself CGI in 24 Hours teaches you the next step beyond simple HTML Web pages. This new edition covers implementing CGI with both C and Perl, and it discusses CGI's relative strengths and weaknesses in comparison with other Web programming technologies like JavaScript, Java, and PHP. The book takes you 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 you can use CGI to create your own programs from scratch. The book also provides numerous real-life examples of CGI scripts, such as database search tools, survey forms, interactive games, order forms, guest books, and more.
Rafe Colburn is a Web technologist at TriNet Services, where he specializes in designing large corporate Internet and Intranet sites. He has written several books for Sams including Teach Yourself CGI Programming in a Week and Teach Yourself Netscape 4 Web Publishing in a Week.