This start-to-finish tutorial and reference gives experienced developers the techniques and real-world code they need to master Perl-fast! Begin by leveraging your current skills to quickly master the fundamentals of Perl development-from basic syntax to objects, data structures to text processing. Next, learn how to use Perl's powerful facilities for working with files, networks, and relational databases. Finally, Core Perl shows you how to make the most of Perl in any Web application-from simple CGI to full-fledged site development and delivery. Coverage includes all this and more: Data types and built-in functions Writing and using modules Text and DBM file manipulation The DBI portable database interface and Web database integration CGI, Apache mod_perl modules, HTTP cookies, HTML/Perl templates, and more Mason: The Perl-based Web site publishing engine Debugging, program maintenance, optimization, and security.