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authorRafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com>2005-06-03 07:58:10 +0000
committerRafael Garcia-Suarez <rgarciasuarez@gmail.com>2005-06-03 07:58:10 +0000
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=head1 NAME
-perlfaq9 - Networking ($Revision: 1.19 $, $Date: 2005/01/21 12:14:12 $)
+perlfaq9 - Networking ($Revision: 1.21 $, $Date: 2005/04/22 19:04:48 $)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ a program ("CGI script") and a web server (HTTPD). It is not specific
to Perl, and has its own FAQs and tutorials, and usenet group,
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi
-The original CGI specification is at: http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/
-
-Current best-practice RFC draft at: http://CGI-Spec.Golux.Com/
+The CGI specification is outlined in an informational RFC:
+http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3875
Other relevant documentation listed in: http://www.perl.org/CGI_MetaFAQ.html
@@ -366,19 +365,19 @@ parses the input and makes each value available through the
C<param()> function.
use CGI qw(:standard);
-
+
my $total = param( "price" ) + param( "shipping" );
-
+
my @items = param( "item ); # multiple values, same field name
-
+
If you want an object-oriented approach, CGI.pm can do that too.
use CGI;
-
+
my $cgi = CGI->new();
-
+
my $total = $cgi->param( "price" ) + $cgi->param( "shipping" );
-
+
my @items = $cgi->param( "item" );
You might also try CGI::Minimal which is a lightweight version