CGI
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CGI is a standard protocol that enables web servers to execute external programs and dynamically generate web content in response to user requests.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Common Gateway Interface | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
server-side web technology
ⓘ
web technology standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CGI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeImplementedIn |
C
NERFINISHED
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Perl NERFINISHED ⓘ Python NERFINISHED ⓘ any executable language ⓘ shell script ⓘ |
| category |
application layer protocol
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web server extension mechanism ⓘ |
| communicationModel | stateless ⓘ |
| dataExchangeMechanism |
environment variables
ⓘ
standard input ⓘ standard output ⓘ |
| definedAs | standard protocol for web servers to execute external programs ⓘ |
| domain | World Wide Web NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
dynamic web pages
ⓘ
execution of external programs by web servers ⓘ server-side scripting ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment | server-side operating system ⓘ |
| fullName | Common Gateway Interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLimitation |
performance overhead
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process-per-request model ⓘ scalability issues under high load ⓘ |
| influenced |
FastCGI
NERFINISHED
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modern web application frameworks ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | early web development ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
HTTP requests
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HTTP responses ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
HTTP response headers
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response body ⓘ |
| purpose | enable dynamic generation of web content ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FastCGI
NERFINISHED
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ISAPI NERFINISHED ⓘ mod_php ⓘ |
| requires | web server configuration to map URLs to CGI scripts ⓘ |
| securityConsideration |
can expose system commands if misconfigured
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requires careful input validation ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | NCSA HTTPd community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | legacy but still supported ⓘ |
| supports |
GET method
ⓘ
POST method ⓘ other HTTP methods ⓘ |
| typicalFileExtension | .cgi ⓘ |
| usedBy | web servers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
database-backed web pages
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form processing ⓘ generating dynamic HTML ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Netscape Enterprise Server