#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use diagnostics;
use CGI; # see http://www.perl.com/CPAN
use Mysql;
# Create an instance of CGI
my $query = new CGI;
# Output a basic MIME type
print $query->header("text/html");
# Grab information the user gave us, and verify it
my $firstname = $query->param("firstname");
my $lastname = $query->param("lastname");"
# Make sure that the user has entered a plausible
# address
my $email = $query->param("email");
&log_and_die(
"You entered an invalid e-mail address!")
unless ($email =~ /@.*\..*/);
# Gather birthday information
my $birthmonth = $query->param("month");
my $birthday = $query->param("day");
my $birthyear =
1900 + (10 * $query->param("yeartens")) +
$query->param("yearones");
# Create a date string from that information
my $birthdate =
"$birthyear-$birthmonth-$birthday";"
# Now that we have the basic information, create
# an SQL query
my $command = "insert into birthdays ";
$command .=
"(firstname, lastname, email, birthdate) ";
$command .= "values ";
$command .= "(\"$firstname\",
\"$lastname\", \"$email\",
\"$birthdate\")";
# Connect to the database server
my $dbh = Mysql->connect("localhost",
"test");
# Send the query for processing
my $sth = $dbh->query($command);
# Check for duplication errors, then for other
# errors
if ($dbh->errno == 2000)
{
&log_and_die(
"There is already an entry in the database for \"
$email\". Try another e-mail address!");
}
elseif (!defined $sth)
{
&log_and_die("MySQL error " . $dbh->errno .
" on command \"$command\"<P>"
. $dbh->errmsg) unless (defined $sth);
}
# If there were no errors, then send results to
# the user
else
{
# Return something to the user
print "<P>Done!</P>\n";
}
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