Starting to Program with Perl

Overview/Description
To use Perl to create basic and object-oriented data-driven applications and to interact with CGI scripts and MySQL databases

Target Audience
Students for this path should be familiar with Object-Oriented computer languages as well as basic concepts of Databases and Web Programming.

Prerequisites
none

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Starting to Program with Perl

use references in a given scenario.

use subroutines and debugging in a given scenario.

code references, subroutines, and debugging in a given scenario.

use methods, inheritance, and ties in a given scenario.

use Perl modules in a given scenario.

use objects and modules in a given scenario.

create a Perl CGI Script for a given scenario.

connect to a MySQL database for a given scenario.

use Perl with SQL queries to work with MySQL databases.

complete the Perl code for a CGI script and to interact with a MySQL database in given scenarios.

identify the key modules, classes, and graphic libraries that enable Perl to work with clients, servers, and GUI-based applications.