After completing CGI/Perl: Interacting with Databases the user should be able to:
 

	Write a database validation script
	Read and write to a database
	Use the Structured Query Language (SQL) with relational databases

Introduction to Databases
 

	Understanding databases
	Interacting with databases from Web pages
	Building database applications
	Creating the HTML form

Writing a Validation Script
 

	Creating a validation script to build a database application
	Viewing the code

Reading and Writing to the Database
 

	Creating a commit script to build a database application
	Creating a script to read a database
	Viewing the commit script code
	Viewing code for istquests.cqi

SQL: Introducing SELECT Statements
 

	Understanding relational databases
	Using schema and keys
	Using the SELECT statement in Structured Query Language (SQL)

SQL: Learning More SQL Statements
 

	Using the LIKE comparison joins and DISTINCT
	Sorting output using SELECT
	Modifying Contents of Databases

Accessing SQL Databases with Perl
 

	Using Open Database Connectivity
	Understanding DBD/DBI

This course is distributed with:
 

	Exercises with sample files that allow users to practice using CGI and Perl
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	A CGI/Perl glossary