Dual-Mode CGI Interface


NCSA httpd for Windows supports the Common Gateway Interface V1.1 for execution of scripts at the request of clients. It does this in two ways: The documentation supplied with httpd contains a complete guide to developing CGI scripts. Also included is a sample Visual Basic program that contains all of the code needed to set up the CGI environment inside a VB back-end.

In addition, httpd supports the POST method of HTTP, so you can support the "forms" feature of Mosaic and other browsers.

Finally, the DOS CGI interface can be reconfigured in a variety of ways that permit using things like QBASIC, perl, Tcl or Icon instead of a DOS shell.


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Robert B. Denny <rdenny@netcom.com>