Introduction to CGI
WHAT IS IT?
1) An interface, not a language
- CGI = "Common Gateway Interface"
- Standard since 1993 for Web servers to process Web forms
- Reguires...
- Web form - (in HTML), filled in by user, sent to server
- CGI script - residing on Web server, to process form data
2) Most commonly used CGI language: Perl
- Available for Unix, Windows, Mac; created as text
- Other languages: VisualBasic (Windows), AppleScript (Mac), C