Perl 101: The email form - Conclusion (
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This being your first script, you will no doubt have
run into errors along the way. The most common are missing semi-colons from the
ends of lines, missing content-type headers, and incorrect file permissions. If
you have access to your web servers error logs these are a great way to quickly
track down bugs.
Hopefully this introduction to PERL CGI has got you
interested enough to find out more about Perl and its uses in web design. Be
sure to check out
http://www.perlcoders.com/, who specialize in CGI programming:
they have hundreds of scripts (many of which are free to members) to make your
site really stand out from the crowd!
