The Common Gateway Interface is a way of connecting your web pages
to other programs that are running on the server which visitors
wouldn't normally have access to. Most corporate web sites on the
Internet today make use of CGI programs or scripts to allow their
visitors to browse online catalogues or keep track of their orders in
real time.
You have an ability to use CGI scripts on your
website. The subdirectory "webspace/cgi-bin" located in your home
directory is intended for storing your cgi files.
Before testing that CGI really works, devote a couple of minutes to read the information you might find necessary.
Paths and Versions: | Perl Version | 5.8.1. |
| Path to Perl | /usr/bin/perl |
| GID | 48 |
| Supported Extensions | .pl, .cgi |
| Python Version | 2.2.3 |
| Path to Python | /usr/bin/python |
| Supported Extension | .py |
| Path to Sendmail | /usr/sbin/sendmail |
| Operating System | RedHat Linux |
The URL to your CGIs is as follows: http://domainname/cgi-bin/cgi-script
Replace the “domainname” with the real name of your domain and “cgi-script” with the script name.
Here are some tips for you to bear in mind when using CGI:
• Perl-scripts being transferred via FTP should be in “ASCII” code, not in “binary”.
• All scripts are executed only in cgi-bin directory.
• After uploading cgi-script change its permission to 755. Use the ExpertHost File Manager from within the control panel to do this
quickly
Applies to:
Shared Hosting (Linux)
