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CGI scripts in Perl or PythonLooking for a web host who will let you have Perl scripts on your web site? Or Python scripts? Or Shell scripts? Look no further! Perl, which stands for Practical Extraction and Reporting Language, is a flexible and powerful scripting language that was adopted early on by webmasters as a way to generate web pages dynamically. Since then, PHP has taken over as the most popular web scripting language of choice. IIC Internet recognizes that our customers want the choice of using their preferred programming language. That's why our servers support both PHP and Perl CGI scripts. In fact, our servers allow you to program in Python and Unix Shell too.CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is an old, but well-known, standard for writing scripts in order to generate pages dynamically. These pages are commonly stored in the cgi-bin directory of a site. CGI defines a standard for communication between these programs and the web server program itself. Having your own directory simply means that you can store, and write, your own CGI scripts. You can also make changes to these scripts without having to pay expensive code-audit fees, like some Web hosts charge. TIP: We recommend you write your web scripts in PHP, not CGI / Perl. PHP is much better suited to the Web and takes less "overhead," meaning that your scripts will run faster and you'll be able to handle more simultaneous users on your site. This PHP vs Perl Comparison explains why. Further information on Perl CGI etc.: |