Online Resources

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http://cpan.perl.org/, the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, source for all kinds of Perl software.

http://dbi.perl.org/, home for DBI and DBI-related software.

http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/, the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) specification.

http://perl.apache.org/, the Apache Group s mod_perl site. You re likely to find several areas on this site particularly useful:

• http://perl.apache.org/guide/, the mod_perl Guide.

• http://perl.apache.org/dist/cgi_to_mod_perl.html, hints for converting CGI scripts to run under mod_perl.

• http://perl.apache.org/dist/mod_perl_traps.html, problems to watch out for when using mod_perl.

• http://perl.apache.org/stories/ and http://perl.apache.org/tidbits.html, case studies and testimonials.

• http://perl.apache.org/tuning/, the mod_perl performance-tuning guide; tips for helping Apache run better.

http://stein.cshl.org/WWW/software/CGI/, the online CGI.pm documentation.

http://www.apache.com/, the primary Apache site.

http://www.ics.uci.edu/pub/ietf/http/rfc2109.txt, RFC 2109, the document describing the specification for cookie-based state management.

http://www.modssl.org/, the mod_ssl site.

http://www.mysql.com/, the home of MySQL. The MySQL Reference Manual (the official MySQL documentation) is available here. (It s also included with MySQL source distributions, which are available at this site as well.)

http://www.openssh.org/, the OpenSSH Web site.

http://www.securityfocus.com/, the SecurityFocus site; it hosts several security-related mailing lists and maintains an archive of security alerts and fixes.

http://www.truste.com/, the TRUSTe site; a good source of information about protection of client privacy.

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