Website Hosting With CGI and SSI Support

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One of the most important features you'll want to consider if you're planning to build a dynamic, interactive website hosting cgi and ssi support web site is your prospective host's website hosting cgi and ssi support.

CGI, an abbreviation for Common Gateway Interface, refers to an established standard of communication between a website hosting cgi and ssi support operating system and the computer languages used for scripting (Perl, C, C++, etc.). Scripts are essentially simple computer programs, written in one of many different computer languages, that are used to create much of the functionality you see in today's website hosting cgi and ssi support web pages. Simple feedback forms, visitor counters, e-commerce sites and even complex search engines are all powered by CGI scripts on website hosting cgi and ssi support accounts.

Okay, so now you know what CGI scripts are, but exactly what do you need to consider when choosing a website hosting cgi and ssi support host to fit your needs? Although virtually all commercial website hosting cgi and ssi support hosts support CGI scripts, you should still confirm that your prospective website hosting cgi and ssi support host allows them. Also, while it is mostly aesthetic, you should also inquire as to how scripts are stored and executed on the website hosting cgi and ssi support host's servers.

The most common practice is to store scripts in a special cgi-bin, using the universal .cgi file extension or the extension associated with the respective programming language (.pl for Perl, .c for C, .cpp for C++). Some website hosting cgi and ssi support hosts will also allow you to execute scripts from anywhere on the website hosting cgi and ssi support server. However, while this may be more convenient, it can lead to security issues, especially if you are working with sensitive data such as credit card information.

You must also consider which programming languages your website hosting cgi and ssi support host will support. Perl is used almost universally, while C and C++, among others, are also widely supported. You should inquire as to what versions of these languages will be available and how often upgrades will be installed.

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Scripts in the languages we mentioned above, along with many others, are readily available on the Internet both commercially and as shareware or freeware. While custom website hosting cgi and ssi support scripts written by commercial programmers may be worth the money in some cases, it is usually worth the effort to search some of the more popular website hosting cgi and ssi support script distribution sites before shelling out your hard earned cash. This is especially true if you are looking for a website hosting cgi and ssi support script to perform a fairly generic function such as banner rotating software or a simple search engine for your site.

If you think CGI script development will be an important aspect of your site design, you should also inquire as to whether or not your prospective website hosting cgi and ssi support host supports Server Side Includes (SSI). The use of SSI will allow CGI scripts to be executed when a web page is loaded in the browser instead of requiring a POST action, such as a visitor submitting a form. This feature is required for most advanced banner rotation software as it is for many other types of website hosting cgi and ssi support scripts.

SSI are widely supported by advanced website hosting cgi and ssi support hosts. However, many will require you to rename all of your html documents which contain SSI with a .shtml extension (so your index file would have to be index.shtml instead of index.html). This notifies the website hosting cgi and ssi support server that it should look for the SSI tag when loading the web page.

While this won't affect how your actual website hosting cgi and ssi support pages are viewed by your visitors, it can be a nuisance. If you've already designed the majority of your website hosting cgi and ssi support site, it may be worth the extra time to find a host which doesn't require the .shtml extension instead of trying to fix all of the links throughout your website hosting cgi and ssi support web site.

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