Pre-requisites 

• This course assumes that you are very familiar with basic web design and the theories behind web programming. 
• To make sure that we are all on the same level, I suggest that you read the following web documents before you begin this tutorial. 
• Introduction to Web Design - This is a three day tutorial which covers beginning-intermediate level HTML and image manipulation 
• Web Programming 101:- This is two articles which introduce some of the main concepts in web programming. 
• Server-side Scripting 
• Client Side Scripting 
• Also, this tutorial assumes that you have access to a web server's cgi-bin directory where you can test out CGI scripts. (Note: Not all servers require you to put CGI programs in a special directory.) 
• Finally, this tutorial assumes that you have installed the latest version of the Java Developer's Kit (JDK) from Javasoft

Additional Resources:

• Introduction to Web Design 
• Server-side Scripting 
• Web Programming 101 Part Two, Client Side Scripting 

Introduction to Web Programming
Table of Contents
Sending User Defined Input to a Web Server