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Common Gateway Interface

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common gateway interface | web technology | lesson 10

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Kurz und Knapp: CGI

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Simple CGI program

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Java Advanced 1- CGI architecture for beginners

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What is CGI in Java?

In computing, Common Gateway Interface (CGI) offers a standard protocol for web servers to execute programs that execute like console applications running on a server that generates web pages dynamically. Such programs are known as CGI scripts or simply as CGIs. The specifics of how the script is executed by the server are determined by the server. In the common case, a CGI script executes at the time a request is made and generates HTML.
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  • Purpose of the CGI specification 

  • Using CGI scripts 

  • Example 

  • Deployment 

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