| CGI stands for "Common Gateway Interface" which just means any web site that is automatically generated (as opposed to just being static) by the web server. A lot of times these CGI scripts use a database to create the web page.
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 FastCGI
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| FastCGI is a method of making cgi scripts faster by allowing them to remain running between web requests. A particular script must explicitly take advantage of FastCGI to benefit and a script that do... (more) |
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3rd Party Software
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Extra Web Security
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| The Extra Web Security option (you see it when adding a new domain or editing the web settings for an existing domain) enables the use of a special security module for your website.
Many common ... (more) |
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What is your mod_perl policy?
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| We do not support mod_perl on our shared hosting plans.
We do support mod_perl on our dedicated servers though!
We're sorry about this. There are several problems with allowing mod_perl ... (more) |
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Can you upgrade to python 2.1?
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| All of our machines should now have (as of the time of writing) 2.1.x as default, as well as 2.2.x installed as python2.2 and 2.3.x as python2.3.
machine# python2.3 -V
Python 2.3.5
machine# ... (more) |
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What version of perl do you have for your customers?
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| Currently we have Perl version 5.6.1 installed on all our servers. |
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Do you have this perl module installed on your servers?
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| Most likely we do! Here is a list of perl modules we usually have installed by default on all of our shared hosting servers (although inconsistancies occasionally happen).
You can test whether a per... (more) |
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Do I have to put my cgi scripts in a special cgi-bin directory? Where is it?
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| NO! If you have cgi access enabled, any script with a .cgi or .pl extension will be recognized by the server to be a cgi script and does NOT have to be in a special directory. You can put them in a ... (more) |
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Which plans include access to a cgi-bin directory (full cgi access)?
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| All our plans do! You don't need to put cgi scripts in any special directory on our servers, either.. just make sure the files have a .cgi, .pl, or .py extension (php scripts should have a .php, .php3... (more) |
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What is an internal server error, and why doesn't my CGI work?
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| I've set up a couple of CGI scripts that I call from one of my pages, but it always returns a message saying 'Internal Server Error'. It doesn't actually seem to do anything. What do I do?
A CG... (more) |
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Can I make my index page a cgi or php script?
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| Yes. Simply name the file 'index.cgi'.
You can also have a php script be your index page by naming it "index.php" or "index.phtml" or "index.php3" or "index.pcgi"!
Just make sure that you don... (more) |
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Can I get such and such installed on the server?
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| As long as what you are installing does not use excessive resources, there should be no problem. Our support staff is very knowledgeable and will do their best to assist you if you have trouble instal... (more) |
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Good resources for Perl CGI scripters.
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| I understand that you recommend Perl for writing CGI scripts and 'web applications'. Where should I go to get started?
Perl is by far the most common language used to write CGI scripts. A fairl... (more) |
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Common values needed in CGIs.
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| Many CGIs and Perl scripts require different utilities to function. For example, a guestbook may want the path to the Unix/Linux 'date' program, whereas another may want to know what the root of your ... (more) |
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Do you support ASP?
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| Currently we do not support ASP, as we run only Linux servers (Debian), and there still isn't good support for it.
As a substitute, we suggest using PHP for your needs. |
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MySQL
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Announcement Mailing List
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Canned Scripts
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Movable Type
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SSI: Server-Side Includes
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CGI, PHP & Databases
