Common Gateway Interface: how does it work?

CGI: how does it work

CGI is a unique interface that gives the user more ease in utilizing the website. Obviously, the system is also designed to make web design and development faster, less complicated, and more functional. But how does CGI do all the tasks that it could do? Let us find out what processes are involved in the CGI system and how they are crucial to creating compelling websites, and applications. Let us look at one of the simpler but more obvious applications of CGI: web forms and what happens once the user fills out and submit.

First, the user will have to fill out the form and answer all the questions. The submit button is the action that delivers all essential data to the database. The information could either be blocked, unless the form is incompletely filled or is not encoded with the right information. At this point, you are seeing the power of CGI. The information you submitted is immediately pulled by the server in a matter of seconds and is assessed by the CGI software, checking the validity or completeness of information on the form. This makes the web experience more interactive, personal and secure. Read More

Implementing CGI for secure connections in transactions

Secure Transactions

An area that is often taken for granted when it comes to CGI programming would have to be security. If you have PERL CGI that is badly written, you put not only your account at risk for cracking. The worst situation is that the web server will be exposed to crackers.

If proven that you were negligent of your web server, the account will be removed and you can suffer costs for the downtime, reinstallation and others. Even big names in the industry fall into the trap every now and then. It is therefore, important to apply CGI effectively on secure connections. Read More

A list of other useful CGI applications/scripts

Photo Gallery Zoom (http://www.phpjabbers.com/photo-gallery-zoom/)

This is a flash based CGI application that allows you to create a dynamic display of photos. This script allows the user to have a richer web experience by allowing them to preview photos with a 3x zooming capacity. You can use the scroll to manage the size and even play or stop slideshows. A great thing about this script is that the source files are already available so the script can be customized further to fit the user’s needs. It is compatible to CMS like Joomla, WordPress and e-Commerce website with numerous configuration options. It is a paid script but it is extremely effective for image driven websites. Read More

Applying CGI on secure connections in transactions in gambling

CGI on secure connections in transactions in gambling and roulette websites

Gambling sites are becoming more and more in demand in the market due to the increasing support from consumers and the massive amount of prizes that they offer for marketing purposes. On top of that, online gambling sites, legitimate ones at least, use secure systems to ensure that customer related data and critical site data from servers are protected and kept from possible risks and problems. Implementing CGI on gambling and roulette sites (you can find many on gambling related websites like TGBD) is a must, especially since they require forms to collect essential data for consumers. Read More

CGI scripts: a selection of the best CGI Scripts

Throughout the years, from the 90s, up to this day, hundreds and thousands of scripts have been authored by developers and programmers with the goal to create unique and compelling web applications and interfaces that websites will love to implement on their websites and that users will find compelling to use, and benefit from. For many years already, countless scripts have been made and as the years go by, some remained top favorites while some promising new ones change the way we enjoy web usage. Here is a list of some of the most popular scripts right now and why they are considered as top options for website makers and users. Read More

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