With the current web industry focus on PHP and Ruby, you may think it odd to see a Perl article on sitepoint.com. Perl recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and, as the de-facto CGI language of the web from Day 1, it still has many loyal fans and drives sites such as amazon.com and livejournal.com. In this revised step-by-step tutorial, Matt explains how to use Perl with CGI to allow users to upload files securely to your server.

CGI::Application aims to provide an object-oriented framework for developing extensible, maintainable and re-usable code. Here, Dan explains how you can use CGI::Application to your advantage!

Meet HTML::Template, Perl's lightweight, practical templating solution. In this fast-paced tutorial, Dan explains how to install Perl, and get started using HTML::Template in your own applications.

If you allow users to download files from your site, what's to stop other sites linking direct to these files? Protect your copyrights and bandwidth with this handy Perl script.

Is your Perl riddled with bugs? Knock 'em dead and clean up your code: extermination is easy with Quinn's quick tips.

This sample chapter from Wrox release 'Professional Perl Development' considers the use of Perl to address the shortcomings of CGI in combining functionality with page presentation.

There is an abundance of Perl books out there for you to choose from, but which one is right for you? Kev looks at three of the latest offerings from WROX and O'Reilly and lets you know what he thinks.

Complex, arcane, impossible to understand? Boris debunks Perl, to help you begin to understand this powerful language.

Having some functionality behind a form can make life so much easier. Boris steps you through the process of setting up a CGI form.

Whether you've installed a few PERL scripts in the past, or merely heard of PERL our tutorial for the non-programmer will launch you into the new and exciting world of PERL Programming.