Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v6.01, by Dr. Herong Yang
Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts
This chapter provides tutorial examples and notes on Perl programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts. Topics include IIS server configuration for Perl programs as CGI scripts; perlis.dll performance much better than perl.exe to support Perl CGI scripts; comparing performance of Perl, ASP, and JSP scripts.
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Table of Contents
Data Types: Values and Variables
Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements
Name Spaces and Perl Module Files
Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects
Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)
Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages
String Built-in Functions and Performance
File Handles and Data Input/Output
Open Directories and Read File Names
File System Functions and Operations
Socket Communication Over the Internet
XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator
SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module
►Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP
RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC
Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server
CGI.pm Module for Building Web Pages
LWP::UserAgent and Web Site Testing
Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary