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CGI (Common Gateway
Interface) is a standard for running external programs from a Web
server. CGI allows the returned HTML page to be dynamic - for example,
with a CGI script you could access information in a database and format
the results as part of an HTML page. Not surprisingly, CGI scripts
are very popular and used extensively throughout the World Wide Web.
There are a number
of very good introduction to CGI documents available on the Web. The
information given below is a summary of the most important points
to remember when using CGI. Please refer to the following for a more
in-depth introduction:
Key points to
bear in mind when using CGI scripts:
- The pre installed
scripts available through CPanel are the easiest to use, but if
a certain script does not do exactly what you want, feel free to
look for better scripts on the Web. *You can usually find a script
to do almost anything, especially if you are prepared to pay.
- Read all available
documentation on a particular script before using it. This will
help avoid most problems.
- CHMOD ("Change
Mode") means change the permissions on a particular file (usually
the script itself). The CPanel File Manager allows you to quickly
do this, as do most FTP tools.
- Important
- after uploading cgi-bin scripts, CHMOD to 755 (unless the script
documentation specifically states otherwise). For example, you need
to CHMOD the pre-installed CPanel CGI EMail scripts to 755 to use
them properly.
- Many scripts
need to know the path to Perl (scripting language engine) and to
sendmail (HTTP mail engine). You can find this information on the
front page of CPanel.
- Make sure you
test your scripts repeatedly! Testing is vital to make sure everything
is working to your satisfaction.
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