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Web site features can range from the simple (email feedback form)
to the very complex (database integration system or a shopping cart
program). Cgi-bin files are programs commonly referred to as scripts
and are most commonly written in the language Perl, and some will
use C and C++ and the many Unix shell scripting languages.
It
currently requires some existing knowledge and programming experience
to fully utilize the aspects of cgi-bin scripts, but that should
not prevent the average web page author from using existing scripts
or programs on their own sites.
Many
times people will publish or advertise their own scripts for public
use. Many web developers find it convenient to take script templates
from all over the Web and make custom changes to scripts suit their
needs. This works well when someone has a fair amount of experience
in using Perl or has already worked with a certain script. It becomes
a problem unfortunately, when clients intend to setup these scripts
but don't have the experience to troubleshoot the errors that may
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Please
note: since we're focusing on charging you a low monthly hosting
rate, we cannot afford to provide the very costly resources necessary
to troubleshoot or check your cgi-bin scripts for free.
Colorado
Web Hosting does offer the most popular of CGI scripts, a form mail
processing script that will process your forms and e-mail the results
to an address that you choose.
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