CGI programs and scripts
What's a CGI program?
CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface and simply put CGIs are Web Server programs. Programs that follow these rules are called CGI scripts or CGI programs and may be written on any language. Usually providers have the software for executing of Perl and C/C++ CGI scripts.
When you want your web server to do a bit more than just display text and pictures then you need a CGI program. A CGI program will allow visitors to your website to interact with it, leaving details, comments, or even to order goods using their credit cards. CGIs are easy to use: they are just one small .exe program file which you create or copy into a directory on your web server (usually called cgi-bin) then all you have to do is put a 'link' into your HTML like:
Click Here
and the 'Click Here' part will show up as a 'clickable' link on your webpage, then when the user clicks on it the CGI program will take over, that's all there is to it! Anyone who's done just a bit of HTML can use CGI programs. If your provider does not support CGI or you don't want put your cgi-bin directory on your server you may use remotely hosted CGI scripts ( they are located on another server). CGI program receives information from the web-brouser (filled form, for example), works with this information and sends back to the web-browser some HTML text that are displaying on the screen. Most CGI scripts are written for Unix and Linux, some - for Windows NT and Apache.
CGI Freebies
20 free tools including weather tickers, news tickers, wwwboards, chat rooms, etc.
CGI Guru for CGI and Perl Scripts
CGI Guru installs CGI and Perl scripts for message bulletin boards, chat rooms, guestbooks, post cards, add links, site statistics, clocks, counters, anti spam e-mail, and many others.
CGI on an FTP Only Webhost
Free web-book on starting a domain website on a webhost with a focus on implementing CGI when you only have ftp access.
CGI Programming FAQ
Extensive FAQ with questions and answers related to CGI.
CGI Programming MetaFAQ
The FAQs, all the FAQs, and nothing but the FAQs.
CGI Programming on the World Wide Web
This book offers an explanation of CGI and related techniques. It starts at the beginning, explaining the value of CGI and how it works, then moves into the subtle details of programming. (Shishir Gundavaram / O'Reilly)
CGI Super Search Engine
Totally CGI Resource Search engine. Find what you need, when you need it.
CGI-Site.Com
New service that gives away free stuff for your website; counters, poll, FormMail,... NO CGI KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED!
CGIWrap
A UNIX gateway program that allows general users to use CGI scripts and HTML forms without compromising the security of the http server.
Custom Perl and Javascript Scripts
Web-updatable site news and web-based htpasswd / htgroup file management Perl CGI scripts.
EZ-Forms Automation Eforms Software & Services
Eforms Solutions for Desktop, Intranet, Internet.
FastCGI
A new, open extension to CGI that provides high performance for all Internet applications without any of the limitations of existing Web server APIs.
Free CGI Scripts
Scripts in PERL, PHP, Java, and C++. Chat rooms, discussion forums, games, and more.
Free CGI Scripts from Website Reporter.
You can find a couple of nice counters here, require "fly" or SSI.
Gossamer Threads
CGI scripts, Perl programming and Internet consulting. Authors of the Links script that lets you build your own Web directory.
Hosted Scripts
Offers 22 different free remotely hosted CGI scripts including message boards, mailing lists, form processing.
Imagine Software
Provides programming and consulting services for CGI and Perl. Services include CGI development specifically with Perl, web scripts and web to database connectivity.
Kehei 401K cgi cache
Apache module to cache CGI calls. Works with Apache 1.3.3 on Linux or Solaris.
mycgiserver
Free CGI Hosting with support for Perl, PHP3 and Java (servlets).
NextCGI
Customizable web site tools and CGI services. Free CGI/web services increase the value of your site and encourage repeat visits.
PerlCoders.com
Membership with a ton of commercially written scripts that focus on making money. All scripts are well written and have been field tested.
PolyForm Web Forms Construction Kit
A commercial web form processing engine on Win32 for WebSite, MS IIS, or Netscape servers. (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.)
PSX - Web/Stream Macro Language
Available as a plug-in to various web servers, PSX is a simplified scripting/macro language for developing interactive/data-driven web pages. It is intended for use by non-programmers.
Response-O-Matic
Form processor for web pages. No programming and no cgi-bin access required. Free.
SiteGadgets
Free remotely hosted message boards, guestbooks, and more.
Sparky's Free CGI Resources
Source for common webpage cgi, plus offers business related cgi, like ad rotation, shopping cart, and credit card processing.
Supreme CGI
Provides over 30 categories of cgi, perl scripts, cgi tutorials.
TheScripts.com
Weekly reviews and features, a help forum, free scripts, a script index, comprehensive tutorials, and more.
VerySimple
Free CGI Scripts by VerySimple. FrameIt!, SimpleSubmit!, SimpleSecure!, SimpleShop!, Today! and more.
WDVL: CGI
The WDVL section on CGI.
Web Search Engine Software
Create your own search engine quickly and easily with Web Search.
WebKnowHow.Net: CGI
Tutorials, scripts, articles, FAQ's and and many more CGI related resources.
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