| For new webmasters, adding third-party
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| | PHP generally does not require that you
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| software and scripting to a website can
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| | have access to file permissions. In Perl,
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| be a really scary proposition. I remember
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| | executable files must carry permissions
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| when I put my first scripts on my own
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| | of 755. In PHP, most files will only be
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| website. Even with my basic dos
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| | required to carry permissions of 644,
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| programming experience in high school, I
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| | which are the same permissions a standard
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| was still intimidated by the whole
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| | webpage carries.
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| process. I was so sure that I was going
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| | Fortunately for Perl programmers like me,
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| to screw something up.
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| | PHP operates in many of the same manners
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| The very first script I ever installed on
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| | that Perl programs operate. The learning
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| my website was a Graphical Counter from (
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| | curve from Perl to PHP is not very big at
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| I ended up spending five days playing
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| | all.
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| with the script to get it to display just
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| | Perl and PHP Bring With Them Powerful
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| the way I wanted it displayed.
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| | Libraries of Functions
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| The second script I ever installed was a
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| | What makes Perl and PHP as powerful as
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| Recommend This Page To A Friend script,
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| | they are is the fact that both utilize
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| also from (
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| | functions very well. Basically, a
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| How Scripts Differ From Ordinary HTML
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| | function will carry out one specific
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| Basic web building uses HTML. HTML is
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| | task, and it will be able to be called
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| simply a markup language that helps you
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| | from anywhere in your software.
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| display text and images within a web
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| | Generally, one of the very first actions
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| page.
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| | to be taken in a script is to INCLUDE all
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| Most of us know the basics of how to
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| | other files that are needed to operate
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| build a webpage in HTML. Others use
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| | the software. The additional files
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| website design software that interprets
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| | generally carry many of the functions
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| the requests of the user to build a
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| | that will be used in the software.
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| webpage in HTML.
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| | Then the software proceeds to carry out
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| In its most basic understanding,
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| | all of the necessary functions in order
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| "scripting" is the process of programming
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| | to build a webpage in a specific,
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| webpages to perform certain calculations,
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| | pre-defined manner.
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| which will affect how information is
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| | Programmers decide that there is a task
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| displayed on the webpage.
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| | that they perform often, and then they
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| If you fill out a form on a website and
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| | build it into a function. In time, the
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| hit send, chances are that you are
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| | programmer will usually make his function
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| engaging a script of some sort to
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| | available to the programming community.
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| interpret the information that you have
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| | And eventually, if the function is
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| sent to the website. If you return to a
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| | exceptionally useful, then the function
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| website and it knows your username and
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| | will be bundled in new releases of the
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| password, then a script has been involved
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| | basic Perl or PHP build. All of these
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| in the process to make your return visit
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| | additional functions are made available
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| much simpler. If you see a list of the
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| | as the functions library.
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| most recent posts on a website, then a
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| | How To Find Perl and PHP Scripts to Use
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| script was used to make that information
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| | On Your Website
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| appear for your consumption.
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| | There are actually many places you can go
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| Scripting is most often handled in
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| | to find scripts to use for your websites.
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| Javascript, VBscript (Microsoft's answer
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| | Some websites offer directories of free
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| to Javascript), PHP or Perl. Each one is
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| | and paid scripts. Some websites will let
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| different in its structure and
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| | you have their scripts if they can have
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| utilization.
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| | your email address.
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| Javascript can be added within the actual
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| | Additionally, there are literally
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| HTML of a webpage, and it will fire when
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| | thousands of websites and hundreds of
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| the page is loaded or when a request is
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| | books that will teach you how to write
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| made. One way that I have recently seen
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| | your own scripts in any of these
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| Javascript used was for a page that was
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| | languages.
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| doing a countdown of how much time
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| | When I am in the mood to improve my
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| remains until their scheduled event. I
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| | coding abilities, I like going to:
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| have actually used Javascript to put news
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| | Planet Source Code offers full scripts
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| feeds across the top of my webpages. Some
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| | and pieces of scripts, with feedback,
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| Javascript is usually placed in the page
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| | that will teach me to be a better
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| header, between the HEAD tags within the
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| | programmer.
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| HTML. Other Javascript is placed in the
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| | My favorite place for locating scripts to
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| HTML body where the Javascript activities
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| | download for free or to buy is:
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| are intended to appear.
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| | The Resource Index has one part of their
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| VBscript works in the same manner as
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| | site dedicated to Perl scripts:
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| Javascript, but needs to reside on a
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| | They also have one part of their site
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| Microsoft Windows server.
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| | dedicated to PHP scripts:
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| PHP and Perl are more appropriately
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| | Another decent site for locating scripts
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| designated as languages. Both are file
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| | is at:
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| types, and both allow you to design an
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| | Many individual programmers also offer a
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| entire website or parts of a website to
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| | lot of good software for purchase or for
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| perform specific actions or functions.
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| | free. A few of the good ones will be:
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| A function is defined as, "Functions
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| | In Conclusion...
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| (also known as subroutines and
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| | If you have ever told yourself, "it would
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| procedures) are chunks of code - parts of
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| | be cool (or useful) if I could do this
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| programs - which can be called from
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| | for my website's visitors," then you are
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| another part of the program. Generally,
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| | in the market to learn how to use scripts
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| functions greatly enhance the
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| | on your website.
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| space-efficiency and maintainability of
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| | If you have imagined it, chances are
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| computer programs."
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| | someone has programmed it. If they have
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| PHP and Perl Usage
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| | programmed it, then you will either be
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| Most servers have PHP and Perl
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| | able to download it for free, or to buy
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| functionality built into the web hosting
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| | it at a very reasonable cost.
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| accounts. However, not all web hosting
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| | Before you plunk down your money to buy a
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| companies are comfortable offering Perl
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| | program or script, be sure that the
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| (CGI-Bin) access to their users.
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| | programmer is willing to show you the
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| The reason why many web hosts shudder at
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| | script in action. If it doesn't do what
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| the thought of making the Perl libraries
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| | you want it to do, don't buy it. If it
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| available to their users is because Perl
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| | does do what you want to do, then by all
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| is a very powerful scripting language. In
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| | means, do consider purchasing the
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| the hands of the wrong person(s), Perl
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| | software for use on your own site.
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| access in a server can be used to bring
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| | When programmers offer their software for
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| great harm upon the server.
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| | sale, their documentation is usually
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| In order to operate Perl scripts, you
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| | pretty good. They will tell you what
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| must have the ability to change and set
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| | steps you need to take to install it on
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| file permissions on any file that resides
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| | your server, and they will tell you how
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| on your web hosting account. If you have
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| | to operate the software.
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| just a basic Yahoo hosting account, you
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| | It is very realistic to believe that if
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| will not be able to use any Perl
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| | you like what the software does, you can
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| applications on your website. Some web
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| | have it live and operational on your
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| hosts prohibit Perl usage at any level.
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| | website in less than 30 minutes in most
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| PHP is a new language that came about
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| | cases.
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| over the last few years. It has been
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| | Good luck. I will be around later to see
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| designed to allow people who do not have
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| | what cool stuff you have added to your
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| Perl access to still have the ability to
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| | website.
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| do scripting on their domain.
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