in reply to Re: Re: thinking about mod_perl
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mod_perl does not use the common gateway interface

I realise the backend is implemented differently on the server side, but the interface between the browser and the server is the same. It has to be; if it weren't, it wouldn't work without special browser support. The same is true of PHP. This is what makes the gateway interface common, is it not?

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Re: Re: thinking about mod_perl
by tilly (Archbishop) on Jul 25, 2003 at 05:30 UTC
    The browser and server talk HTTP = Hyper Text Transport Protocol. The word Gateway in CGI refers to it being a way to hook up the webserver with anything else that you want.

    In other words the CGI protocol refers only to what is happening on your server.

    PS My apologies for responding late. I am on the road and so do not have reliable net access.

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