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Every example I've seen of CGI/Perl basically a bunch of print statements containing HTML, and this doesn't seem like the best way to write a CGI app. Is there a better way to do this? Thanks.
EDIT: I've decided to use CGI::Application and HTML::Template, and use the following tutorial: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dd363fg9_77gb4hdh7b. Thanks!
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First CGI Program Here is a simple link, which is linked to a CGI script called hello.py. This file is kept in /var/www/cgi-bin directory and it has following content. Before running your CGI program, make sure you have change mode of file using chmod 755 hello.py UNIX command to make file executable.
CGI applications can be written in any computer programming language that is supported by the host computer, including compiled languages such as C and FORTRAN and scripting languages such as Perl and TCL.
Perl is by far the most widely used language for CGI programming! It contains many powerful features, and is very easy for the novice programmer to learn. The advantages of Perl include: It is highly portable and readily available.
Absolutely (you're probably looking at tutorials from the 90s). You'll want to pick a framework. In Perl-land these are the most popular choices:
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