Why Aren't You Using CGI?

What Can CGI Do?

• Process HTML forms and send email notifications
• Generate dynamic content based on URL parameters
• Implement visitor counters
• Interface with flat-file databases

A Simple Perl CGI Example

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "<h1>Hello from CGI!</h1>";

When to Use PHP Instead

For most modern applications, PHP is better than CGI Perl — it embeds directly in HTML, is easier to deploy, and better supported. All our hosting plans support both PHP and CGI/Perl.

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