A beginning programmer might think to write separate cgi scripts for each task (display, insert and delete) but I'd prefer a single script to keep it all together to make changes more simple. Call the script with a "mode" argument to trigger the right functions to display the forms and have them react appropriately. Make certain to consider security since this is usually necessary even for an intranet environment.

Since you already have the Perl-MySQL part done, the documentation for the standard CGI module can probably give you the rest. This includes a few examples to build from.

If want a recommendation for a book, you might look into the PerlMonks' Reviews, e.g., MySQL and Perl for the Web.

In reply to Re: Perl + MySQL Driven page by igelkott
in thread Perl + MySQL Driven page by magikman

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.