MySQL and Perl for the Web
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Author: Paul DuBois
List Price: $44.99
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ISBN: 0735710546
Publisher: SAMS (03 August, 2001)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 6,200
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
This is the most important book in my library (of over 300)
Like many others, I wish I'd seen this book long ago.The attention to detail and accuracy of the examples is just incredible! This is by far the most used reference book in my library. After repeatedly having to tape the book together, I finally gave it away and bought a new one. Following his examples eliminates many potential pitfalls that would otherwise result in hours of troubleshooting. I can't imagine how I would have ever learned this information without the expert advice of the author, Paul DuBois. His coverage of CGI.pm is essential as well as his list of other books to read. I think I have all his other books as well. He even returned email almost immediately! My only complaint is that it isn't bound in leather!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Clear explanations and excellent examples
This is an excellent book. I knew my way around Perl and had done a few relatively simple CGIs before being handed a project to build an application that would allow 50 or 60 employees to enter several thousand customer complaints and email them to the right recipents based on the complaint content. I had a three-week deadline.I bought the book and started patching elements of the example applications together until I what I needed almost working. One problem delayed me a couple of days so I emailed DuBois with a question and received a solution within the hour. I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a moderate grasp of Perl and Apache. It's one of the most lucid computer books I've ever read.
Rating: 3 out of 5
MySQL and Perl but no templates?
This isn't a complete review but readers should be aware that this book does NOT cover templates (it doesn't appear in the contents or the index). There's no mention of Template Toolkit or HTML::Template, for example. (Text::Template and HTML::Mason get mentioned as an aside, but that's it) Similarly, there are three chapters on forms, but no mention of CGI::FormBuilder.Seems like a big omission to me. YMMV.
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