CGI::Minimal provides a lightweight alternative to the CGI.pm module shipped with Perl. Rather than attempt to address every possible need of a CGI programmer, it provides the minimum functions needed for CGI such as form decoding (including file upload forms), URL encoding and decoding, HTTP usable date generation and basic escaping and un-escaping of HTMLized text. The form decoding interface is compatible with the CGI.pm module. It has not made any provision for generating HTTP or HTML on your behalf. It expects you to be conversant with how to put together any HTML or HTTP you need. | 
