Thanks for that explanation. I wouldn't have much idea where to start about usign C or Perl because I have never used either of those before. What I had done in the past is post variables to the server via the query string. I have some work to do .... but as soon as it's done i Have more writing to do!
--- In [email protected], "Erik Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 4/25/07, Scott Hoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > C or perl. When people say CGI, do they refer to server side > > scripting in general or do they refer to a specific programming language? > > Technically, CGI is a language-agnostic protocol to allow a web server > to communicate with another application on the host (such as a Python > script or a C binary, for example). But in my experience, when most > people say "CGI", they're simply using as a shorthand way of saying > "server side programming in general". > > > e >
