CGI vs PHP

[bigfoot]

Going one more step. We are running IIS 5 on Win2k Server.


We are now using ASP, but I wanted to look into other packages too.

Asked about PHP (thank you), also wanted to inquire about CGI. Anyone?

Thank you ahead of time...

Gary

 

[sleipnir214]

CGI is not a programming language. CGI is a specification for getting data into an application running on a web server.

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[bigfoot]

I was thinking CGI scripting.

 

[sleipnir214]

"CGI scripting" is as nebulous a term as "CGI"

PHP can be used as a CGI scripting language. So can VBScript, perl, C, C++, python, ruby, scheme, JavaScript, Java and a babel of other languages. For that matter, you should be able to use Fortran and modern COBOL dialects as CGI languages.

The only thing a programming language needs to be usable as a CGI scripting language is the ability to take input from standard in, send output to standard out, be able to read environment variables, and be invokable by a web server.

Any given language is better than others as a CGI language by virtue of good string manipulation, wealth of built-in functions, and usable security.
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[bigfoot]

Thanks sleipnir214, for clearing that up for me. So when my friend says he creates CGI scripts, I am to ask him "in what language".

Sounds ok to me.

Thanks for the lesson.

 

[sleipnir214]

That's always my first question... ______________________________________________________________________
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