Second Edition.
Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
Includes CD-ROM.
With more than 1000 examples, this book is a complete reference to the Perl language ranging from language syntax and idioms to its use in applications such as e-commerce and integration with technologies such as XML and SOAP.
The author has updated his bestselling first edition to cover all aspects of Perl language version 5.6 including: syntax changes, improved security features, new database modules and built-in functions.
Three new chapters have been added to the second edition cover XML with DOM, SAX, CGI, SOAP and WML. Plus three chapters from the first edition have been moved to the included CD-ROM for a grant total of 31 chapters of complete Perl coverage.