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Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language) is a script programming
language that is similar in syntax to the C language and that includes
a number of popular UNIX facilities. Perl is an interpreted language
that is compiled just before execution into either C code or cross-platform
bytecode. When compiled, a Perl program is almost (but not quite)
as fast as a fully precompiled C language program. Perl is regarded
as a good choice for developing common gateway interface (CGI) programs
because it has good text manipulation facilities (although it also
handles binary files). It was invented by Larry Wall.
With Perl you can build sites with dynamic
content such as shopping carts, membership systems, searchable flat-file
databases, discussion forums - or just about anything else. There
are also several searchable archives of scripts on the Internet
where you can find the cgi's you need. Most of these scripts you
can use as-is or modify to suit your needs.
Important Note: The Perl we use on
our systems is equivalent to UNIX Perl and not MacPerl. Scripts
written specifically for MacPerl may not work with our system
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