This complete guide to the Perl programming language ranges widely through the Perl programmer's universe, gathering together in a convenient form a wealth of information about Perl itself and its application to CGI scripts, XML processing, network programming, database interaction, and graphical user interfaces. The book is an ideal reference for experienced Perl programmers and beginners alike.With more than a million dedicated programmers, Perl is proving to be the best language for the latest trends in computing and business, including network programming and the ability to create and manage web sites. It's a language that every Unix system administrator and serious web developer needs to know. In the past few years, Perl has found its way into complex web applications of multinational banks, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and hundreds of large corporations.In this second edition, Perl in a Nutshell has been expanded to include coverage of Perl 5.8, with information on Unicode processing in Perl, new functions and modules that have been added to the core language, and up-to-date details on running Perl on the Win32 platform. The book also covers Perl modules for recent technologies such as XML and SOAP.Here are just some of the topics contained in this book:
<ul>
<li>Basic Perl reference</li>
<li>Quick reference to built-in functions and standard modules</li>
<li>CGI.pm and mod_perl</li>
<li>XML::* modules</li>
<li>DBI, the database-independent API for Perl</li>
<li>Sockets programming</li>
<li>LWP, the library for Web programming in Perl</li>
<li>Network programming with the Net modules</li>
<li>Perl/Tk, the Tk extension to Perl for graphical interfaces</li>
<li>Modules for interfacing with Win32 systems</li>
</ul>As part of the successful "in a Nutshell" book series from O'Reilly &amp; Associates, Perl in a Nutshell is for readers who want a single reference for all their needs."In a nutshell, Perl is designed to make the easy jobs easy, without making the hard jobs impossible."-- Larry Wall, creator of Perl

Perl in a Nutshell

Computers & Technology

Siever, Ellen

Spainhour, Stephen

Patwardhan, Nathan

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

First, there was HTML. Then along came JavaScript. Close on the heels of JavaScript came CSS and before you mastered that, along came XML. Behind every successful web page is an overworked and underappreciated webmaster with a big pile of books about various web technologies spilling out across their desk.That collection of books is a valuable resource for delving into the topics at depth (and at leisure). But when you need an answer fast, the dog-eared book you'll turn to again and again is the new third edition of Webmaster in a Nutshell.This concise and portable quick reference distills an immense amount of information on several languages and technologies into one compact reference book. This is one book that will pay for itself a thousand times over in time saved and increased productivity.Webmaster in a Nutshell puts a fast-paced introduction, detailed reference section, and quick reference guide to each technology all within easy reach. It's packed full of the genuinely useful information a webmaster needs daily, whatever the technology, including:
<ul>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>XML</li>
<li>CGI</li>
<li>JavaScript</li>
<li>HTTP</li>
<li>PHP</li>
<li>Apache</li>
</ul>This thorough, clear, and accessible reference makes it easy to find the information you want about the technologies you use. You'll keep your other books on the shelf; you'll keep Webmaster in a Nutshell next to your keyboard.

Webmaster in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Eckstein, Robert

Do you have too many books about the Web and not enough space on your bookshelf? WebMaster in a Nutshell takes all the essential reference information for the Web and pulls it together into one slim volume. This book is a quick reference for anyone who does work on the Web - content providers, programmers, and administrators alike. WebMaster in a Nutshell covers:
<ul>
<li>HTML 3.2, the markup language for Web documents</li>
<li>CGI, for creating interactive content on the Web</li>
<li>JavaScript, a scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML</li>
<li>HTML extensions by Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0</li>
<li>Examples and descriptions of the HTML tags for creating frames, tables, and fill-in forms</li>
<li>HTTP 1.1, the underlying protocol that drives the Web</li>
<li>Configuration for the Apache, NCSA, CERN, Netscape, and WebSite servers</li>
<li>Perl 5, the programming language used most often for CGI</li>
<li>WinCGI, the CGI interface for Windows-based programming languages</li>
<li>Cookies, for maintaining state between multiple instances of CGI, Java, and JavaScript programs</li>
</ul>
WebMaster in a Nutshell breaks up these topics into concise, distinct chapters, designed to make it easy to find the information you want at a moment's notice. This is a book that anyone working seriously on the Web will find indispensable.

WebMaster in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference

Quercia, Valerie

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.This book assembles more information about the language in one place than any other reference work. Here are just some of the topics covered in the book:
<ul>
<li>Basic language reference</li>
<li>Introduction to using Perl modules</li>
<li>Perl and CGI: CGI basics, CGI.pm, mod_perl</li>
<li>DBI, the database-independent API for Perl</li>
<li>Sockets programming in Perl</li>
<li>LWP, the library for World Wide Web programming in Perl</li>
<li>The Net::* modules</li>
</ul>As part of the successful "in a Nutshell" series of books from O'Reilly &amp; Associates, Perl in a Nutshell is for readers who want a single reference for all their needs.

Programming

The Deluxe Edition of WebMaster in a Nutshell is a complete library for Web programmers. The main resource is the Web Developer's Library, a CD-ROM containing the electronic text of five popular O'Reilly titles:HTML: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition; JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition; CGI Programming on the World Wide Web; Programming Perl, 2nd Edition -- the classic "camel book," written by Larry Wall (the inventor of Perl) with Tom Christiansen and Randal Schwartz; and WebMaster in a Nutshell. The Deluxe Edition also includes a printed copy of WebMaster in a Nutshell.WebMaster in a Nutshell, Deluxe Edition, makes it easy to find the information you need with all of the convenience you'd expect from the Web. You'll have access to information Webmasters and programmers use most for development -- complete with global searching and a master index to all five volumes -- all on a single CD-ROM. It's incredibly portable. Just slip it into your laptop case as you commute or take off on your next trip and you'll find everything at your fingertips with no books to carry.System requirements: The CD-ROM is readable on all Windows and UNIX platforms. Current implementations of the Java Virtual Machine for the Mac platform do not support the Java search applet in this CD-ROM. Mac users can purchase the World Wide Web version (see www.oreilly.com/books/javaref/ for more information). A Web browser that supports HTML 3.2, Java, and Javascript, such as Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer 3.0, is required.

WebMaster in a Nutshell, Deluxe Edition (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly))

Networking & Cloud Computing

Individuals, organizations, and businesses are relying on their web pages to provide and collect information, manage processes, and interact with communities and customers. A reliable, informative, and responsive web site can reduce cost, increase visibility, and create a positive image for the owner of that site.Behind every successful web page is an overworked and underappreciated webmaster.Webmasters make sure that the information on a site is accessible and usable; that the site is always available; that performance is good; that users can get the information that they need; and that the site can collect the information it needs to serve those users. These disparate tasks require many different tools and skills. Webmaster in a Nutshell pulls together in a single volume all the essential reference information for webmasters working on UNIX-based web servers.In this second edition of Webmaster in a Nutshell, we've updated our material to include the latest versions of HTML and Javascript, and also expanded the book to cover the newest technologies emerging on the Web. The book covers:
<ul>
<li>HTML 4.0, with special attention to forms, tables and frames</li>
<li>CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)</li>
<li>XML, the next-generation markup language for the Web</li>
<li>CGI, with a chapter dedicated to the Perl module CGI.pm</li>
<li>JavaScript 1.2</li>
<li>PHP, the HTML-embedded programming language</li>
<li>HTTP 1.1, the underlying protocol that drives the Web</li>
<li>Apache server administration, including Apache modules</li>
<li>mod_perl, the Apache module for enhancing CGI</li> performance and providing a Perl interface to the Apache API</ul>
Webmaster in a Nutshell, part of the bestselling O'Reilly series of reference books, makes it easy to find the information you want about the technologies you use. You'll keep your other books on the shelf; you'll keep Webmaster in a Nutshell next to your keyboard.

Webmaster in a Nutshell

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