need help in programming linux with perl

hi ppl
i need to configure the linux dns, dhcp and iptables all that using a web
based control and i know that i could do so using perl programming.
basically what i need is to use perl to program out a cgi for me to edit
the .conf file of linux dhcp, dns and iptables using a webpage. can anyone
help me or give me or let me know if there is a guide for me to learn how
to do all this.

anyone who can help can email to me at lie_huo@htmail.com.
thanks to all those who help.

"Roll" <lie_huo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi ppl
> i need to configure the linux dns, dhcp and iptables all that using a web
> based control and i know that i could do so using perl programming.
> basically what i need is to use perl to program out a cgi for me to edit
> the .conf file of linux dhcp, dns and iptables using a webpage. can anyone
> help me or give me or let me know if there is a guide for me to learn how
> to do all this.
>
> anyone who can help can email to me at lie_huo@htmail.com.
> thanks to all those who help.


Have you looked at Webmin?
http://www.webmin.com/


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Brian Wakem

well i need to do a project and i was not allowed to use the webmin program
so do you haf any refrence that can teach me how to use perl to program
something like webmin?

Roll wrote:
> well i need to do a project and i was not allowed to use the webmin progra
m
> so do you haf any refrence that can teach me how to use perl to program
> something like webmin?

http://learn.perl.org/

--
Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Email: http://www.gunnar.cc/cgi-bin/contact.pl

"Roll" <lie_huo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> well i need to do a project and i was not allowed to use the webmin
program
> so do you haf any refrence that can teach me how to use perl to program
> something like webmin?
>

You could download Webmin and look at the scripts that power it.

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Brian Wakem

Brian Wakem wrote:
> "Roll" <lie_huo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>  news:a0d432f2a1fe4711fc3029767b48e62f@lo
calhost.talkaboutprogramming.com..
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> 
>
> program
> 
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>
> You could download Webmin and look at the scripts that power it.
>
...since Webmin is written entirely in Perl.  (To finish the sentence
and help the OP understand why this might be helpful.)

-ceo

which is the script or file that i should be looking at as in what is the
file name and where is it located?

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 04:31:21 -0500, "Roll" <lie_huo@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>which is the script or file that i should be looking at as in what is the
>file name and where is it located?

What people are suggesting is that you download webmin - the URL is
back in the thread somewhere - and look at it to find out what it does
and how it does it.  This is a standard way programmers use to educate
themselves and I very much doubt you'll find anyone in this group who
will do it for you.

The best way to go about it is to find out - from the installation
documentation if it isn't obvious - which command invokes webmin (it
will probably be called "webmin"!) and find out which other programs
it calls to do various things.  There should be comments and variables
with significant names that will help you.

After you've tried that if you're still stuck on some aspect of Perl
then post here saying what you've done and what you need help with and
you'll probably get it.  Just don't ask people to do your work for
you.
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Henry Law       <><     Manchester, England