And once again, welcome!

In one of your replies I noticed you're learning perl to build a website... One of the most wonderfull things about perl is the availability of tons of modules which can make your life easier...

I can recommend CGI::Debug if you want to do CGI style-development.

If your hosting party is flexible and you can have them add some configuration to your server (hopefully Apache) you can consider using PLP which was created by our fellow monk Juerd.

As for books; I swear by Learning Perl and Programming Perl by O'Reilly. The Cookbook can save you a lot of time, and Advanced Perl Programming is great if you want to learn the really cool stuff...

And a general tip; use us! Post your questions on perlmonks, and visit #perlhelp on irc...

Good luck and have fun...

Update: If this is the first time you'll be building a website application, I'd definitely recommend investing some time in understanding the HTTP protocol and it's mechanics.

In reply to Re: The Gates of Perl are not newbie friendly. by Gilimanjaro
in thread The Gates of Perl are not newbie friendly. by Hielo

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