Top Rated Scripts | CGI & Perl

This tutorial alogn with a CGI script illustrates how to accept and parse (turns it into something readable and usable) the form data. This case study piece is heavily commented due to the ambiguous nature of the perl code.

PoaS (Perl on all Site) is a lightweight web portal system written in Perl. All client output is valid HTML 4. Main features include: newssystem, forum, user management, link database, site stats, theme selection, block administration, banner rotating and many more.

ThinMailer is a very thin email client for the web. The script is pretty straightforward and there are only two files. ThinMailer differs from other web-based email clients because it diesn't require a SMTP connection, you can use Sendmail.

This program is designed to let the small to medium computer retail/wholesale companies the ability to deliver real-time computer system configuration information, purchase order form, and delivery of information to both customer and retailer/wholesaler. PC Configurator Professional will configure a system with exactly the componenets desired by the customer, and offer a real-time cost calculation. The customer then has the choice to get another quotation or order the configured system as is, online. With computer part prices changing almost daily, PC Configurator Professional can be easily configured to add/remove new components and prices.

WebAPP, stands for Web Automated Perl Portal, allows you to set the site up, and requires minimal work to maintain it. It was built to be used for a news site, stories, personal, etc. Included are topics, forums, instant message, who's online, download section, link section, wireless and palm pilot support, integrated newsletter, complete site administration, FAQ administration, modular, md5 encryption of passwords, multiple theme and language support, numerous modifications and add-ons.

This online tutorial guids through the steps to place a guestbook CGI onto your system. This tutorial deals with UNIX servers and UNIX commands for configuration, and assumes that you are able to Telnet into the system, Create directories, and Change directory modifications. Source codes for the guestbook script and sample HTML files are provided on the Web site.

Rate N Review is a Perl/CGI script that allows you to specify topics and your visitors to vote for it. New Features include a brand new engine, user registration, viewing reviews based on helpfulness, date-added and rating, moderation of reviews, image upload, search function. The Script is fully template driven for easy customisation and supports unlimited levels of categories and has tons of other new features.

The World Wide Email Verifier will verify a list of email addresses with a DNS query. This will check the validity of the domain name in the email address. Works on the command line (not through your browser). This script should filter up to 80% of invalid email addresses.

� Easy set up and installation. � Form incorporates into your web site. � Customisable email messages. � Required fields for submission. � Customisable and unlimited fields. � Increase traffic through visitor referrals!

Multi-user browser-based web authoring system. Supports user accounts, delegated authoring privileges, template-based and HTML-source editing, multiple file uploads. Freeware and registered versions available with source.

Invoice Me is an online invoicing system with automatic billing status indicator. With the correct IDs, customers may search their own invoices and view the payment status (with option to hide paid invoices). C/w search, add, edit and delelte admin interface. When creating a new invoice, administrator can opt to email a copy of invoice to customer. Viewers can print the invoices easily through Print Mode. Also features: Auto Reminder which automatically emails late payment notice (at preset intervals) for overdue invoices, and Auto Mailing which bulk-mails newsletters (immediate or delayed) to all or selected customers.

3DeeArts Calendar has many features, including multiple views, repeating events, event reminders, address book, import and export, conflict checking, html template, style settings, search engine, private events, event priority, personal profile, members list, full administration and registration options, database backup, category restrictions, event pruning, user groups, email users, language packs, news fader, installer program, help files and extensive documentation.

Mega FFA Submitter is a perl script that allows you to automatically submit your url to a growing list, feeded with new free for all link pages. The biggest advantage of this script is that allows full control and updating of the files which contain urls for posting. This can be done very easily and at any given time. It's up to you to add new ffa pages and extend your submission database as you like. The script is accompanied by Linkstation Submission Database that can submit your url successfully to over 1500 ffa sites.

CrosswordMaker is a simple crossword puzzle maker and grader. It will lead you through a series of steps to create a crossword puzzle, then make the puzzle up as an HTML page that the program can grade later. It will only tell you if the entire puzzle is correct or not: there is no detailed information in the grading about where you might have gone wrong. The program does not auto-generate a puzzle: rather, it gives you, the creator, complete control over every square to let you design the exact puzzle you want.

A simple quadratic equation solver. Very simple to set up and use. Just type in the numbers to get your quadratic equation, and click "Solve that puppy." You will then be given the roots of the equation even if the number i is involved.

This script emails you any and all field data from a submit form. It includes a default Comment/Request form if you use the 'GET' method. If you use the 'POST' method, it just emails the field data that appear on that form. This script is based on the Form-Mail script by Reuven M. Lerner, and a modified version of Matt Wright's FormMail script.

Learning Perl is a hands-on tutorial designed to get you writing useful Perl scripts as quickly as possible. Exercises (with complete solutions) accompany each chapter. A lengthy new chapter in this edition introduces you to CGI programming, while touching also on the use of library modules, references, and Perl's object-oriented constructs. Contents include: A quick tutorial stroll through Perl basics, Systematic, topic-by-topic coverage of Perl's broad capabilities, Lots of brief code examples, Programming exercises for each topic, with fully worked-out answers, How to execute system commands from your Perl program, How to manage DBM databases using Perl, and An introduction to CGI programming for the Web.