What is CGI?:
Common Gateway
Interface or CGI is a
specification which allows Web users to run programs on your server.
CGI is not a programming language; it is a gateway which allows
small programs called "scripts" to be run over the
Internet. CGI scripts take input passed to them from a form on a Web
page, process the information, and then format the results in HTML.
The result is usually a Web page that is generated by the script
itself.
The language of choice for CGI processing is Perl, (Practical
Extraction and Reporting Language.) Perl is often used because it is
specifically designed to grab multiple text files and format them
nicely, making it exceptional for writing HTML.
Other languages used occasionally for CGI Scripts are C/C++, Visual
Basic, AppleScript, UNIX Shell, and Tcl. CGI Scripts can do almost
anything when they are properly written.
To understand how CGI scripts work you should have a good
understanding of HTML and some programming experience.
Note: We do not offer free technical
support for configuring CGI scripts.
Your hosting account includes some pre-installed CGI scripts (See CGI
Center.) If you would like to download third-party CGI Scripts
for your Website, you can find additional scripts through
links available here.
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