CGI Programming on the World Wide Web

By Shishir Gundavaram
1st Edition March 1996

This book is out of print, but it has been made available online through the O'Reilly Open Books Project.

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pack command : Designing Applications Using Forms ...
param method : Form Creation and Parsing
parent processes Forking/Spawning Child Processes
parsing forms (see forms)
passwords Why shouldn't I have people type in... User Authentication and Identification Text and Password Fields
paths, extra information Extra Path Information Hidden Fields
PATH_INFO variable Using Environment Variables Extra Path Information GET vs. POST
PATH_TRANSLATED variable Using Environment Variables Extra Path Information
pattern matching : Programming in CGI CÕs inability to : C/C++ decoding using uncgi Tcl ability to : Tcl
performance (see system load)
Perl Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh) CGI Lite library CGI Lite Multipart Forms CGI modules : Should I use the Perl CGI modules t... decoding forms in Designing Applications Using Forms ... Combining Graphics and Queries division by zero : Drawing the Pie Chart fakessi.pl (see fakessi.pl program) installing : Where should Perl be installed so I... for Macintosh : MacPerl oraperl and DBperl : A Gateway to an Oracle Database programming FAQ Why does my HTML page/form need a s... Is it true that /$user_variable/ is... socket I/O in Socket I/O in Perl sorting technique : Network News on the Web version 5 CGI Modules for Perl 5 Form Creation and Parsing versus Tcl : Tcl for Windows NT : Perl for Windows NT
permissions : What are file access permissions? H... problems with : File Permission Problems read/write privileges : Opening, Reading, and Writing Files
persistent cookies Netscape Persistent Cookies
pgbegin function : Web Server Accesses
pgbin function : Web Server Accesses
pgpap function : Web Server Accesses
pgperl : Utilities and Applications
pgperl package CGI Examples with pgperl Web Server Accesses
pgscf function : Web Server Accesses
pgsch function : Web Server Accesses
pgsci function : Web Server Accesses
pgscr function : Web Server Accesses
pgslw function : Web Server Accesses
PID (process identification number) : A Gateway to an Oracle Database
pie graphs Survey/Poll and Pie Graphs Drawing the Pie Chart
pipes : Pipes and the open Command
polls Survey/Poll and Pie Graphs Drawing the Pie Chart
ports, socket : Socket I/O in Perl
POST method The GET and POST Methods GET vs. POST Understanding the Decoding Process simulating servers : Server Simulation
PostScript, CGI programs with CGI Examples with PostScript Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock
ppmtogif utility : Web Server Accesses
Pragma header CGI and Response Headers The "Expires" and "Pragma" Headers
<PRE> tags : Executing External Programs
print command Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh) CGI Side Includes "here" documents : Creating Dynamic Home Pages
proc (keyword) : Tcl
process identification number (PID) : A Gateway to an Oracle Database
programming errors Programming/System Errors Pipes and the open Command
programming languages AppleScript AppleScript (Macintosh Only) C (see C) C shell (see C shell) C++ (see C++) choosing Programming in CGI Visual Basic (Windows Only) Perl (see Perl) Tcl : Tcl (UNIX Only) Visual Basic : Visual Basic (Windows Only)
programs, CGI CGI Applications Some Working CGI Applications Running CGI Scripts access counters (see access counters) analog clock Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock Analog Clock animated clock Animated Clock animation Animation Server Push averaging system load System Load Average calendar manager Calendar Manager Graphics CGI side includes CGI Side Includes CSI Statements and Hidden Fields choosing language for Programming in CGI Visual Basic (Windows Only) Concentration game Game of Concentration debugging/testing How do I debug my Perl CGI program ... Debugging and Testing CGI Applications Set UID/GID Wrapper with CGI Lint tool : CGI Lint in Action with CGI Lint tool : CGI Lint--A Debugging/Testing Tool decoding forms in AppleScript AppleScript in C C/C++ C/C++ decoding using libcgi in C shell : C Shell (csh) in C Shell : C Shell (csh) in C++ C/C++ C/C++ decoding using libcgi in Perl Designing Applications Using Forms ... Combining Graphics and Queries in Tcl Tcl in Visual Basic Visual Basic digital clock Digital Clock Inserting Multiple Dynamic Images Digital Clock displaying text files : Extra Path Information embedding output from Executing CGI Programs Counting Days Until . . . external : Configuration FAQ for Why does my HTML page/form need a s... Is it true that /$user_variable/ is... to follow links randomly : Random Links for domain-access control[domain-based access control) : Restricting Access for Specified Domains guestbooks (see guestbooks) HTTP header (see HTTP headers) input to Introduction Examining Environment Variables malformed headers in : Malformed Header from Script output from Overview Complete (Non-Parsed) Headers for Perl 5 CGI Modules for Perl 5 Form Creation and Parsing with PostScript CGI Examples with PostScript Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock quiz/test forms Quiz/Test Form Application regular expressions Summary of Regular Expressions search/index gateways Search/Index Gateway server side includes Introduction Common Errors system load averaging Another Example: System Load Average
programs, external Configuration Executing External Programs
pseudo server side includes (see CGI side includes)
Purveyor server : Other Languages Under Microsoft Windows
Python, CGI library for : CGI Software