Hey n00b,

Do you have some sort of project in mind, or are you just trying to learn perl CGI programming (or both)?

How about trying "perldoc CGI"? Perl comes with a lot of built-in documentation. If you want to see it in a browser, go to this Perl documentation site

Have you looked at Lincoln Stein's CGI.pm Site

Can't say I fully recommend his CGI.pm book, however, though others may like it. In particular, the reference guide in the back of the book stinks. I'd like to give you a positive recommendation, but that's the only book I have on the subject. ;-)

In reply to Re: Basic CGI by virtualsue
in thread Basic CGI by n00b

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