Knowledge Base Articles in Perl
URL encoding using Perl
URL encoding, is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) under certain circumstances. Although it is known as URL encoding it is, in fact, used more generally within the main Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) set, whic ...
posted March 10, 2010 in Perl
URL encoding, is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) under certain circumstances. Although it is known as URL encoding it is, in fact, used more generally within the main Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) set, whic ...
posted March 10, 2010 in Perl
Parse form data using Perl
Parsing form data is easy using Perl. The subroutine below will parse the data and place the variables in a %FORM hash. sub parse { if ( $ENV{'CONTENT_TYPE'} =~ m|^multipart/form-data|i ) { my $q = new CGI; %FORM = $q->Vars; } else { my ($vars,@VARS); if ...
posted March 10, 2010 in Perl
Parsing form data is easy using Perl. The subroutine below will parse the data and place the variables in a %FORM hash. sub parse { if ( $ENV{'CONTENT_TYPE'} =~ m|^multipart/form-data|i ) { my $q = new CGI; %FORM = $q->Vars; } else { my ($vars,@VARS); if ...
posted March 10, 2010 in Perl
Strip HTML from text strings with perl
In the age of ever-increasing spam, stripping html from text strings can be a very useful function, especially when processing form input. If you strip HTML code from form input, spammers will quickly give up. This article will show you how to accomplish ...
posted September 2, 2009 in Perl
In the age of ever-increasing spam, stripping html from text strings can be a very useful function, especially when processing form input. If you strip HTML code from form input, spammers will quickly give up. This article will show you how to accomplish ...
posted September 2, 2009 in Perl
Sending mail using Perl and Sendmail
A common functionality required in today's web environment is the ability to send email messages from an application. This article shows you how to send messages using Perl and Sendmail. Sendmail is a general purpose email routing facility that supports ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
A common functionality required in today's web environment is the ability to send email messages from an application. This article shows you how to send messages using Perl and Sendmail. Sendmail is a general purpose email routing facility that supports ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
Adding commas to numbers using Perl
Perl does not have a built-in function for formatting numbers with commas. Numbers that are not properly formatted appear unprofessional and can detract from the appearance of your web site. This article shows you how to add commas to numbers using Perl. ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
Perl does not have a built-in function for formatting numbers with commas. Numbers that are not properly formatted appear unprofessional and can detract from the appearance of your web site. This article shows you how to add commas to numbers using Perl. ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
Connecting to MySQL databases using Perl DBI
The Perl DBI (DataBase Interface) offers a standardized way for programmers using Perl to interface with databases. The DBI and DBD packages allow access to many database environments using Perl. This article shows you how to connect to a MySQL database ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
The Perl DBI (DataBase Interface) offers a standardized way for programmers using Perl to interface with databases. The DBI and DBD packages allow access to many database environments using Perl. This article shows you how to connect to a MySQL database ...
posted August 22, 2009 in Perl
What is Perl?
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall, a linguist working as a systems administrator for NASA, in 1987, as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report pr ...
posted August 12, 2009 in Perl
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Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language. Perl was originally developed by Larry Wall, a linguist working as a systems administrator for NASA, in 1987, as a general-purpose Unix scripting language to make report pr ...
posted August 12, 2009 in Perl
