How can you learn a bit about perl to modify your own open-source code?
About ten years ago, when I first became interested in building a community using free open source software; I found the Robert's Perl Tutorial to be of great help.
Its fairly thorough in discussing almost eveything you would need to know to get started modifying perl scripts for your own customization.
One of the first scripts I started with was an internet forums software called UBB.classic. Over the years I downloaded many free open source scripts, mostly perl based. The WebAPP, automated perl portal script was one of them. And now its the code I play around with most often. Their site has a few downloads available, and you can probably get almost any older distibution,mod,or hack of WebAPP code from someone by asking in their forums.
However, if your getting started or just interested in getting started to use a free open-source solution for your own online community software. Then the WebAPP scripts, and Robert's Perl Tutorial is a good combination to begin with. Also, if your looking for a free web host to install any of your perl scripts, 100WebSpace still offers free hosting with perl access. Its a hard free hosting solution to find that has any longetivity to it at all. Most of the time, these free hosts are just one big waste of time to try. This one will probably prove no different. Bur for now, its the best one I know of from my own experience.
Those three in combination are a great combination to get starrted with if your interested. You'll need FTP client software( I use FileZilla,its free ) and a text editor like Notepad (I like to use EditPad Lite,free as well).
If you have any questions, go ahead and ask me about them in the forums here. Soon, you'll be ready to operate your very own internet business such as an online newspaper, or usergroup portal.
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