cc: (bcc: Brent
Michalski/STL/MASTERCARD)
Subject: Re: Perl/CGI mysql book
06/05/02 04:25 PM
Oreilly "Programming the Perl DBI" is a good one
also "Managing and Using MySQL" also an Oreilly book...
Maureen E Fischer wrote:
> I am writing my first CGI application and after analysis of the data
> structure that is required I determined that a DBM file would not be
> sufficient. Mysql was
My personal opinion is that cutom databases are very easy to create in a
perl script and usually run faster and more efficient than cumbersome
packages. there are many perl freebies out there to start you in the right
direction and will also serve as a better learning tool. basically a
database is
Programming the Perl DBI
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perldbi/
SAMS Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes
(It's a lie but it's still a helpful book)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672321289/qid=1023301413/sr=1-1/ref=
sr_1_1/002-4842183-8613640
-Original Message-
From: Maureen
Um.. what did the book not cover about this? We used DBI to connect to
MySQL in about every chapter. What did the simple example on page 57
not provide for connecting to a DB?
Cheers,
Kevin
On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 11:12:13AM -0700, Maureen E Fischer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said
something similar to
Hi,
What kind of trouble are you having with your first connect? Are you
having a MySQL issue or is it with the Perl DBI?
I am one of the authors of "Writing CGI Applications with Perl" and I would
love to help you out and also see what other details may need to be added
to any future versions
Try O'Reilly's MySql & mSQL. Also use the Online reference at www.mysql.org
(documentation, MySQL APIs)
Kristofer
Original Message Follows
From: "Maureen E Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Perl/CGI mysql book
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:12:13 -0700
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