CGI Scripting with Perl Workshop (hands-on)
     Length: 1 Day
     Tuition: $450

Course Dates

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Overview

Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is the technical term for the mechanism by means of which programs are invoked on Web servers in response to mouse clicks on hyperlinks by users of browsers. CGI programs perform such tasks as database updates, product ordering, survey form completion, and so on. They also generate new Web pages - termed dynamic web pages because these pages are created on the fly by the CGI programs. From the user's perspective, such pages are indistinguishable from hand-written ("static") ones. But for the owners and builders of web sites, CGI programs open vast new possibilities.

The Web as a platform upon which to build and deploy applications has many advantages:

• It is machine-independent; your software will run identically on PCs, Macintoshes, and workstations.
• It is timely; data and software updates are immediately available.
• It is easy to deploy; there is no software to distribute, since your applications run on a server and the client software is standard.
• It is geographically dispersed; physical proximity is irrelevant since the Web is indeed World Wide.
• It is easy for users to learn because browsers are intuitive and already familiar to many.