Books:

Perl and CGI

Perl was one of the first programming languages used to implement CGI programs - that is, programs that run on the web server, and return data to the web browser. These days, many high-performance websites (including Slashdot and IMDB) use mod_perl instead of CGI. Perl can also be found managing the system administration tasks of webservers everywhere.

CGI

• Learn CGI programming online with my CGI Programming 101 class.
• The CGI Resource Index is a huge directory of free and shareware scripts and programs in Perl (and other languages).

Perl

• The Perl Directory (perl.org) - everything about Perl. Documentation, programming, events and conferences, books and articles.
• Learn Perl at learn.perl.org.
• ActivePerl for Windows allows you to run Perl on your Windows webserver.
• CPAN is one of Perl's greatest features — thousands of user-contributed Perl modules available for download. Don't reinvent the wheel - get it from CPAN. :)

mod_perl

• mod_perl embeds the Perl interpreter in the Apache server. Not only will it speed up your CGI programs, but also allow you to interact with every step of the Apache request. You can use mod_perl for custom authentication modules, URL rewrites, user tracking, and more.
• Practical mod_perl, the book from O'Reilly, is available online.
• The mod_perl Developer's Cookbook is an excellent reference and how-to book for modperl programmers.

Mason

• Mason is a powerful Perl-based web site development and delivery engine. With Mason you can embed Perl code in your HTML and construct pages from shared, reusable components.
• The Mason Book, available online from O'Reilly.

Forums and Discussion Groups

• Perlguru forums
• Webmaster World's Perl/CGI Forum
• On Usenet: comp.lang.perl.*