Corion,

Good answer; it neatly addresses the "get started quickly" feel which one gets from the OP's question.

You'll get an error, though, with this line: 

    print "<h1>Please enter your name</h1><form action=''>
    <input name="name" type="text"></form>";

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because of the embedded quotes.

My favorite method for overcoming this problem (especially in CGI programming) has been to use the qq operator, eg.: 

    print qq[<h1>Please enter your name</h1><form action=''>
    <input name="name" type="text"></form>];

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Stylistically, you'd also probably want to close the <body> tag too, with </body>, though of course it isn't a necessity.

s''(q.S:$/9=(T1';s;(..)(..);$..=substr+crypt($1,$2),2,3;eg;print$..$/

In reply to Re^2: How to use Perl in web pages? by liverpole
in thread How to use Perl in web pages? by kitsune

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