In general:-
- Visit PerlMonks
- Read the Perl Black Book
- Install Perl and (optionally) web server software on your own machine for test purposes
- Install MySQL
- Perl comes with documentation, so read it
- Find a text editor with Perl syntax colouring features
- Learn to plan programs before writing any code
- Ignore the hype about PHP and decide whether to use it based on its real strengths and weaknesses
If using Windows:-
- Install Apache instead of using the web server included with Windows
- Install ActivePerl from ActiveState in C:\usr instead of the default C:\Perl (so the path will work on most UNIX hosts too)
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"Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction -- from which, by induction, one can deduce that every program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work." -- (Author Unknown)