2007-10-15 06:07:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
CGI is a program that runs on the web server. CGI can be written in Perl if you like. But you can also use ASP, PHP, C, C++, Linux shell, Java, C#, Lisp, Pascal, Modula in fact just about any language that you have handy.
2007-10-15 06:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They often are used interchangeably, but no. Perl is a programming language that can be used for pretty much any purpose. And CGI programming can be done in pretty much any language, including Perl. Other common CGI languages are Python and Ruby like the answerer above mentioned. Perl, however, is still the most common language used to do CGI programming in.
With the rise of server-side scripting languages like PHP and ASP, CGI isn't quite as widely used as it once was, but it is still fairly common.
2007-10-15 13:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by Runa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CGI is a generic technology, referring to any sort of server-side code that runs behind a website.
Perl (it's not an acronym, so you don't need all-caps) is one of the languages you can use to create CGI scripts. Others include Python and Ruby.
2007-10-15 13:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋