Generate random passwords with Perl
Saturday December 31, 2005
If you deal with any system or site that allows users to have their own accounts, chances are they use a password to log in. With a very simple Perl ... Read More
Reading a file in Perl
Thursday December 29, 2005
Perl was made for dealing with text - so it stands to reason that you'll do your fair share of reading files and writing to files as you work with ... Read More
How to tell the current time in Perl
Wednesday December 28, 2005
Ever wondered how to get the date and time for your Perl scripts? Maybe you've created a custom CGI program and you want to log when and how people use ... Read More
Perl's foreach - Looping an Array
Wednesday December 21, 2005
So you've been working with Perl's arrays and associative arrays - you can create them and access each of their individual scalars. But what's the best way to access all ... Read More
Learning Perl, by Randal L. Schwartz
Monday December 19, 2005
If you're shopping for a budding programmer this holiday season, do them a favor and pick them up a copy of Learning Perl, by Randal L. Schwartz. This book is ... Read More
Perl Data Types - Hashes
Saturday December 10, 2005
Last but not least, find out all about the hash (or associative array) - the third of Perl's three basic data types. If you haven't already read them, don't forget ... Read More
Webmin Flaws Worse Than First Thought
Thursday December 1, 2005
The danger level has risen for the popular Perl application Webmin, according to CNET. If you use this web-based server administration tool, make sure you watch the security alerts and ... Read More