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Our development and programming teams have compiled their resource recommendations for learning everything from FrontPage to PHP to MySQL to Perl.

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Learning CGI

Matt's Script Archive
If you just want good scripts without having to write them, try here. Some modifications are usually necessary, which Matt explains in his "readme" files.

The Common Gateway Interface
NCSA provides a lot of helpful information about CGI here. It also has a good introduction to forms.

Server-Side Includes
Basic overview of Server-Side Includes. (SSI).

Using ISINDEX for Server-Side Searches
Explains how to write a CGI script to perform simple text searches on your web server.

CGI Programming with Perl CGI Programming with Perl
Explains how to use the common gateway interface (CGI) to create and deliver dynamic content on the web.Topics include incorporating JavaScript for form validation, making CGI scripts secure in Perl, working with databases, creating simple search engines, and improving performance of CGI scripts.

CGI Programming 101 CGI Programming 101
A concise presentation of the key elements of Perl CGI, which makes it perfect for programmers who are under the gun. If you need to get up to speed on text strings, for example, you can read that chapter and be a pro within about 10 minutes.

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Learning FrontPage

FrontPage 2000 Tutorial
A great place to get started with FrontPage.

IMocha
A wonderful reference with tips and tricks.

FrontPageŽ 2002 Bible FrontPageŽ 2002 Bible
A comprehensive desk guide to all aspects of Microsoft FrontPage 2002, from cascading style sheets to interactivity with ASP, JavaScript, and DHTML. Shows how to create Web-based databases with the Database Wizard, and how to handle Web administration. Features a companion Web site with code, databases, themes, and other free utilities.

Essential FrontPage 2002 for Web Professionals Essential FrontPage 2002 for Web Professionals
Learn FrontPage 2002 hands on from the world's #1 independent expert-through real-world examples and projects you can view on the corresponding Web site.

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Learning MySQL

mySQL.com
MySQL.com is the best site around for information about MySQL. Among other things, it has documentation, support, and a MySQL Manual.

PHPBuilder
If you are connecting to your MySQL database with PHP, this is an invaluable resource with a forum and articles.

MySQL and mSQL (Nutshell Series) MySQL and mSQL (Nutshell Series)
This book is all you need to learn how to use MySQL. It takes you through the whole process; from writing a program to interacting with a database, from installation to configuration, from programming interfaces to basic administration.

PHP and MySQL Web Development PHP and MySQL Web Development
Shows how to combine the PHP scripting language with the MySQL database to produce interactive web sites. The guide provides examples that demonstrate tasks such as authenticating users, constructing a shopping cart, generating PDF documents and images dynamically, sending and managing email, facilitating user discussions, and managing content.

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Learning Perl

Beginning Perl Tutorials
This tutorial explains what you need to begin programming your own CGI scripts with Perl.

Beginners Guide to CGI Scripting with Perl
A great beginner's guide to CGI Perl programming.

ScriptSearch.com
Good resource for articles, tips, and tutorials.

Perl Cookbook Perl Cookbook
The Perl Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for anyone programming in Perl. Topics range from beginner questions to techniques that even the most experienced Perl programmers can learn from.

Programming Perl (3rd Edition) Programming Perl (3rd Edition)
The inventor of the Perl programming language, along with several other knowledgeable sorts, update their authoritative introduction to Perl, first published in 1991 and updated in 1996. This heavily revised edition aims to be more accessible than its predecessor to those without a computer science background; details the newest developments in Perl; and is organized into smaller, more navigable sections.

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Learning PHP

PHPBuilder
Features a searchable support forum as well as dozens of articles about interesting ways to use PHP for websites and web-based applications.

PHP.net
Just about everything you could possibly want to know about PHP including; quick tag references, links, and a PHP Manual.

Core PHP Programming Core PHP Programming
Core PHP Programming is the first complete guide to PHP 3.x for Web developers. Learn every technique you need to build fast and practical web applications; functions, sorting, searching, database integration, graphics generation, website design techniques, and more.

PHP 4 Bible PHP 4 Bible
The PHP 4 Bible covers the core elements of the language and its syntax. It also has more advance applications of PHP, such as database access and XML integration.

PHP and MySQL Web Development PHP and MySQL Web Development
Shows how to combine the PHP scripting language with the MySQL database to produce interactive web sites. The guide provides examples that demonstrate tasks such as authenticating users, constructing a shopping cart, generating PDF documents and images dynamically, sending and managing email, facilitating user discussions, and managing content.

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Learning Python

Python Tutorial
A good tutorial for getting started with python.

Instant Hacking - Learn How to Program with Python
A short introduction to the art of programming, with examples written in Python.

Python Cookbook Python Cookbook
A collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples written by Python programmers in the style of the popular Perl Cookbook. Anyone interested in Python programming will want this wealth of practical advice, snippets of code, and patterns of program design.

Learning Python (Help for Programmers) Learning Python (Help for Programmers)
An introduction to the Python programming language which thoroughly introduces the elements of Python: types, operators, statements, functions, modules, and exceptions. It also demonstrates how to perform common programming tasks and write real applications.

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Learning Web Design

The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
The Bare Bones Guide to HTML lists every official HTML tag in common usage, plus the Netscape extensions.

Internet.com Forums
Forums covering all aspects of web development.

PageTutor.com
All sorts of HTML, Javascript and web authoring tutorials, from absolute beginner stuff to more advanced material.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Page
A book/CD-ROM guide to creating a Web page, using a simple, light- hearted approach and step-by-step instructions. Chapters are in sections on creating a page, adding images and other details, working with style sheets, JavaScripts and Java Applets, page production, and Web page style.

HTML 4 Bible HTML 4 Bible
In the HTML 4 Bible, you'll find comprehensive information about HTML. The book thoroughly explains HTML tags and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and provides basic help with JavaScript.

JavaScript: The Definitive Guide JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
A programmers guide and reference manual providing a complete description of the language, with programming examples, and a reference section covering each function, object, method, property, and event handler.

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