If you would prefer to install directly from CPAN and not use the
Tutorial Virtual machine, you can download the example program and all
the necessary dependencies to your local machine by installing the
-C<Task::Catalyst::Tutorial> distribution:
+L<Task::Catalyst::Tutorial> distribution:
cpan Task::Catalyst::Tutorial
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A simple application that lists and adds books.
some of the more advanced techniques you will probably want to use in
your applications).
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How to write CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) operations in
Catalyst.
Authentication ("auth").
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Role-based authorization ("authz").
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Attempts to provide an example showing current (5.9) Catalyst
practices.
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The use of Template Toolkit (TT).
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Useful techniques for troubleshooting and debugging Catalyst
applications.
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The use of SQLite as a database (with code also provided for MySQL and
PostgreSQL). (Note: Because we make use of the DBIx::Class Object
agnostic and can easily be used by any of the databases supported by
DBIx::Class.)
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The use of L<HTML::FormFu> or L<HTML::FormHandler>
for automated form processing and validation.
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Download a Tutorial Virtual Machine image from
L<http://cattut.shadowcat.co.uk/>
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Debian 6 (Squeeze)
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Catalyst v5.90002
Catalyst::Devel v1.34
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DBIx::Class v0.08195
HTML::FormFu -- v0.09004
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B<NOTE:> You can check the versions you have installed with the
following command (note the slash before the space):
perl -MCatalyst::Devel -e 'print "$Catalyst::Devel::VERSION\n";'
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This tutorial will show URLs in the format of C<http://localhost:3000>,
but if you are running your web browser from outside the Tutorial