PERL (the practical extraction and report language) created by Larry Wall has evolved greatly over the years, and is still one of the most commonly used languages for CGI (common gateway interface) programming to hook web pages up to SQL servers and other back ends.

• Getting started with Perl
• Basic use of CGI.pm module
• General Debugging tips
• Perl Specific Debugging tips
• Why use Perl for CGI?

Perl Resources

• CPAN Major perl archive and resource site
• Active Perl for windows and other OS versions.
• Perl Mongers
• The Source for Perl (by O'Reilly)
• O'Reilly's Perl Book Center
• Perl Archive
• PerlDoc (Lots of Perl Documentation)

CGI Resources

• CGI.pm Tutorial (Good)
• CGI Resource Index Not just for perl either. :)
• HTML Shortcuts in CGI.pm
• CGI.pm Perl 5 CGI module
• CGI/Perl Taint Mode FAQ Good article on using taint mode in perl for security.
• Beginner's Guide to CGI Scripting with Perl
• CGI 101 Another beginners tutorial for CGI.

Regular Expression Help

MySQL Help

Perl DBI (Database Interface Module) Resources

• DBI- A Database Interface Module for Perl5
• MySQL DBD Documentation

Web Services using Perl/Soap and XML

• SOAP::Lite (Simple Object Access Protocol)
• Quick Start Guide for Soap::Lite
• Quick Start with Soap
• Soap::Lite Cookbook
• Repurposing CGI applications with SOAP
• Google Search: SOAP::Lite and XML
• Google Search: SOAP::Lite and XML, part II
• Google Search: SOAP::Lite and XML, part III