Seems to be the main way of linking html pages with server programmes, but all the books and website I can find on it seem a bit old, so I wondered if it's still in use or if it's been overtaken by something else?
2006-10-26 12:38:08 · 3 answers · asked by richy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It's a little old, but still good enough for a lot of sites, like PayPal.
Other server side languages are more popular, like Perl, PHP, ASP, etc.
2006-10-26 12:39:36 · answer #1 · answered by IT Pro 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, using CGI directly is pretty outdated but it is still used in the back end of systems like PHP.
If you're familiar with CGI, you'll probably like PHP which is made to be extremely similar to C, even for the libraries, but also has a lot of additional useful libraries.
Note: Even if PHP generally follows C syntax, it also has it's own simplified syntax for strings, for example.
2006-10-26 19:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by juliepelletier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Common Gateway Interface, or CGI, is a standard for external gateway programs to interface with information servers such as HTTP servers.
The current version is CGI/1.1
The technology, though among the Pioneers, is still current.
All the best.
Cheers.
PS,
If you wish to learn more about it, please use the Tutorial at http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/cgi/
2006-10-26 19:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋