Web Development with Apache and Perl - Softcover

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9781930110069: Web Development with Apache and Perl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930110065 ISBN 13: 9781930110069

Publisher: Manning Publications, 2002

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Open source tools provide a powerful and flexible environment for web development and maintenance. If your site has complex business rules or server logic, then you need more than just an interface builder. You need a strong application language with effective tools ready at hand. Perl's strengths make it a natural choice.

Did you know you can easily build a site with features like message forums, chat, session management, custom preferences and other features your users will love? This book shows you how. But it is more than a programming book. It covers a wide spectrum of practical issues and how to handle them, such as when to use a database, what information needs to be secure (and how to secure it), and how to keep traffic from crippling your site. It will teach you the empowering use of ready-made modules so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. And it will even teach you how to successfully advocate the use of Open Source tools in your company.

What's Inside:

CGI and mod_perl programming
mod_ssl, mod_rewrite and other Apache modules
Using DBI with databases
HTML::Mason and Template Toolkit for embedded scripting
User login and session management
Performance and system monitoring tools
Growth planning and disaster recovery
Sample layouts for community, corporate and e-commerce sites

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Review:

"A very useful book to have on your bookshelf. . . .The high-level approach makes the book particularly useful." -- Slashdot

"A well-written book and should be more than adequate for its target audience." -- Boston Perl Mongers User Group

"An excellent book ... a very readable style -- pleasant and professional, without sounding preachy...it makes sense even if you do not understand perl." -- Tyson Boellstorff, SiouxLand Perl Mongers Group

"An excellent book, highly recommended for computer labs in schools, clubs or groups that want to build their own web sites from the 'ground up'." -- Tom Poe, Reno-Tahoe Perl Mongers and Linux Journal

"I picked up some great ideas . . . which will stay in my arsenal for new projects. I'd encourage other Perl developers . . . to pick up a copy." -- Pat Eyler, Metrowest.pm review

"I recommend this book highly for anyone who desires to get a all-encompassing look at web programming and Apache at the same time." -- Pekin Perl Mongers User Group

"The code examples are superb and show just how Perl can be used as glue for existing tools." -- Steve Marvell, Devon-Cornwall Perl Mongers and Perl Monks

From the Back Cover:

Written for Web developers and managers who are considering alternatives to commercial products, this guide to Apache and Perl provides information and instructions for building Web sites. Criteria for selecting an operating system and strategies for configuring a Web server are introduced, and a discussion of Open Source databases and development tools is included. Also provided are sample designs for common types of Web sites and techniques for content development and management. Topics such as security, performance, and ways to merge scripts and HTML, all using freely available software, are highlighted.

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