jepri got it. However, WebDAV may be more appropriate for users who are in your company/organization and are more technical. You may want/need a different system for a more disperse / less technically able group of users.

Look into CGI.pm for all your CGI needs. It's really, really worth learning and a huge timesaver! "Roll your own" form parsing is doomed to failure.

If you're going to be supporting a lot of users, and/or a lot of concurrent users, you should probably look into a database solution. Flat text will leave you flat (ouch.)

DBI programming is pretty simple, if you're already familiar with SQL and database concepts.

You'll also need to think about a couple things:

  1. User authentication / session management. There's a relatively good thread here.
  2. HTML output. Though this may seem maybe a little ahead of where you're at, I highly suggest you learn HTML::Template, a good quick primer is here, thanks to Ovid. This will allow you to separate your code from your HTML, greatly simplifing maintenance and customizability down the road.

In reply to Re: Hi! I need help on user admin + HTML output situation..... by Hero Zzyzzx
in thread Hi! I need help on user admin + HTML output situation..... by sprakash

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