What are CGI ?
CGI stands for ‘common gateway interface’. It is a method used by programs to send and receive information via a web browser. To expand the capabilities of your website, you will need to use CGI scripts that can handle counters, guestbooks, form processing, shopping carts, etc. CGI scripts written in perl in most popular. Most of the free webspace providers do not allow users to use there own CGI scripts because of security problems. But, most of them have pre-installed scripts that can be used by the users.
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