Core Perl

Name: Core Perl
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ISBN: 9780130351814

ISBN-10: 0130351814

ISBN-13: 9780130351814

Edition: 2002

Authors: Reuven M. Lerner

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Using the proven Core Series format, this comprehensive introduction and reference gives experienced developers all the techniques and real-world code they need to master Perl -- fast! Start by examining Perl syntax from the perspective of an experienced programmer; learn Perl data types, built-in functions, modules, and object-oriented features. Discover how Perl communicates with the outside world; create network clients and servers; manipulate text and DBM files; and use Perl's portable database interface, DBI. Understand key issues of program maintenance and security in Perl environments; then learn how to use Perl as "the duct tape of the Web" -- via CGI scripting, Web clients, Apache…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/21/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



Preface



What is Perl?



What is Perl?



When not to use Perl



The Perl license



Perl versions and standardization



Perl support



Retrieving and installing Perl



Retrieving modules from CPAN



Conclusion



Getting Started



Basic programs



Compiler or interpreter?



Statements and blocks



Variables



Scalars



Lists and arrays



Hashes



References



Lexicals and globals



Conclusion



Extending Your Perl Vocabulary



Basic output



Time



Basic input



Conditional execution



Comparison operators



Logical operators



Order of operations



Loops



Sorting



Files



Built-in variables



Data manipulation functions



Running external programs



fork



eval



Conclusion



Subroutines



Subroutine basics



Return values



Variables within subroutines



Subroutine arguments



Subroutine references



BEGIN and END



Signals



Conclusion



Text Patterns



What are text patterns?



Metacharacters



Anchoring searches



Character classes



Predefined character classes



Parentheses



Grabbing parts of a string



Substitution



Greediness



Options for matching and replacing



Study



Regexp objects



tr///



Substituting across multiple files



Grep



Conclusion



Modules



Packages



Modules



Exporting symbols



Some example modules



Documenting modules with POD



Conclusion



Objects



Objects



Methods



Inheritance



Creating and working with objects



Conclusion



Tying



Tying



Tying a scalar



Tying a hash



Tying an array



Conclusion



Working with Files



Basic file access



Random file access



Filehandles



Globbing



Real and effective IDs



File permissions



suid and sgid



Unary file tests



Stat



Locking



Directories



Renaming and deleting



Links



Conclusion



Networking and Interprocess Communications



Pipes



Network communication



Working with Internet protocols



Conclusion



Relational Databases



What is a relational database?



Introducing SQL



SELECT



Joins



Updating and deleting



Indexes



Perl and databases



Simple DBI programs



Conclusion



Building Database Applications



Database design



Writing the applications



Debugging DBI



Conclusion



Maintenance and Security



Identifying problems



When things go wrong



Tainting



Debugging



Benchmarking



Conclusion



CGI Programming



Dynamic Web content



CGI



Error messages and debugging



Redirection



More CGI methods



Conclusion



Advanced CGI Programming



User registration



Cookies



Graphic output



Templates



Conclusion



Web/Database Applications



Stock updates



Postcards



Personalization with databases



Conclusion



mod_perl



Installing and configuring mod_perl



Configuration directives



Three simple handlers



Apache:: Registry



Useful modules



Conclusion



Mason



Mason



autohandler and dhandler



autohandler



Session management



Conclusion



Bibliography and Recommended Reading



Perl books



Periodicals



World Wide Web



Databases



Useful Web sites


Index