[plug] PERL book

[Gavin Tweedie]

I have this book, i got it from collins bookshop about a year ago, it
costed (at the time) about $75, i havnt yet gone cover to cover, I just
use it as a reference guide..its an ok book, the camel book is better.



Gavin


On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Bret Busby wrote:

> I was asked to give the ISBN of the PERL book that I have just obtained.
> 
> The book is "Perl 5 Interactive Course Certified Edition",
> by John Orwant, 1998
> ISBN 1-57169-113-8
> 
> >From memory, it is listed on amazon.
> 
> Evaluation of the book, would likely best be by one of the PERL guru's on the
> mailing list, by viewing a copy of the book.
> 
> Also, I know that I have asked this before, but could someone please clarify the
> differences (including advantages/disadvantages) between using PERL and PHP, as
> front ends for databases, such as PostgreSQL? From what I understand, HTML code
> is needed, as web pages, to call the scripting language modules (PERL or PHP),
> which interface with the database.
> 
> If it has already been done on a web site, a URL would be useful, but also, any
> opinions of people on the mailing list, would be useful.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Bret Busby
> 
> Phone/Fax:    +61 8 9399 3820 ( 08 9399 3820 within Australia)
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