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$_CGI Variable
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DESCRIPTION
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The $_CGI variable is simply an instantiation of Perl's CGI module. It is
declared as "our $_CGI = new CGI;". $_CGI provides an object-based interface
to CGI functionality for Perl programmers used to using the CGI module in
their web-based projects. It is used internally in PTM to handle some of the
URL, GET/POST, and HTTP header data. It does not need to be used by the
average PTM developer, but is there for those that want it. For more
information on how to use a CGI object, see the CGI module documentation on
CPAN.org, or your favorite Perl documentation resource.
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