For Christmas I got quite a few gift certificates and I'm wanting to increase my perl library. I already have Learning Perl 1 & 3, the Perl Cookbook and the Perl Blackbook.

I am leaning towards a book that's on perl databases, specifically MySQL (which isn't just for perl, I know..but I really want to learn it). So I was thinking about the book, Programming the Perl DBI . Is DBI how perl talks to MySQL?

All of my programming is in CGI, so maybe CGI Programming with Perl. But both of these books are over three years old, and that's kind of discouraging.

Some of you know where I stand in my ability, so any book suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks for your time!



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sulfericacid

In reply to Perl book suggestions by sulfericacid

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