Perl Programming for Open Systems and the World Wide Web

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Description:

Learn the core skills required to do effective Perl 5 programming. Also, learn the extensive module library, paying particular attention to using Perl for database and Web development.

Audience:

Individuals who use Perl to improve their productivity, including system administrators, database administrators, and developers looking for a powerful programming environment. System administrators working in heterogeneous environments where Perl provides a powerful and portable cross-platform scripting language, including IBM System p systems and the Tivoli Management Environment.

Objectives:

• Write Perl scripts for data-processing, system administration, and other applications
• Use modules from the Perl Module Library to improve your efficiency

Prerequisites:

You should be familiar with AIX/UNIX or Windows operating systems and shell scripting, C, or another procedural programming language, and proficient with a text editor such as vi.

Topics:

• Simple data types
• Using standard Input and Output (I/O)
• Flow control
• Lists and arrays
• Regular expressions
• String and array processing
• Multidimensional and associative arrays
• User-defined subroutines
• File I/O
• Advanced flow control
• Dealing with files and directories
• Running Perl
• Report generation
• Accessing operating system data
• Running external programs
• Introduction to modules
• A Database Interface (DBI)
• Using the Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• Creating graphics
• Embedding Perl in Apache