Getting Started with Perl Web Development

Perl has been powering the web since the early days of the internet. Long before PHP or Python became household names, Perl CGI scripts were generating dynamic HTML pages on servers around the world.

Why Perl Still Matters

Despite being overlooked by many modern developers, Perl offers a mature ecosystem, rock-solid stability, and unmatched text processing capabilities. The language has evolved significantly with modern features like Moose, Dancer2, and Mojolicious.

CGI: Simple and Portable

For small to medium applications, CGI remains one of the simplest deployment models available. No application server, no reverse proxy configuration — just a script that Apache executes directly. This makes Perl CGI applications incredibly portable and easy to deploy on any standard web host.

In this series, we will build a complete blog CMS from scratch using nothing but Perl, SQLite, and plain HTML templates. No frameworks, no npm, no build tools — just clean, readable code that works.