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Common Gateway Interface

In computing, Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is an interface specification that enables web servers to execute an external program to process HTTP or HTTPS user requests.

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Common Gateway Interface

Nodes81
Edges80
Triples9
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024691
Components1

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Common Gateway Interface

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Common Gateway Interface → CGI, CGIRFC, Learn CGI Today, Programming, The Common Gateway Interface, The Invention, Version

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cgi web server script http request process scripts programs user program html data example common page url specification form apache

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
databases to their Web serversinstance ofwhere webmasters wanted to connect legacy information systems0.80text
Apache modulesinstance ofPHP or Python programs.Web server extensions0.80text
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksThe Invention0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksCGIRFC0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksThe Common Gateway Interface0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksCGI0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksVersion0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksProgramming0.60section
Common Gateway Interfacerelated to External linksLearn CGI Today0.60section

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