1) So STDOUT is just a file handle to store any output. How is the output transfered to browser from STDOUT is still not clear.
"CGI script's standard handles (out/err/in) are connected to pipes set up by the webserver" what does this mean ? Can you pls explain more on this ?

2) when data from form is transferrd by browser to webserver, webserver stores this data in environment variables. Are these environment variables specific to CGI interface or are they standard for all interfaces ? In other words, if I am using CGI protocol to generate dynamic pages then I am using these environment variables to get the data. But if I am using any other way than CGI, will I still be using same environment variables or will it be diferent ?
Are these environemnt variables set by the webserver or OS ?

In reply to Re^2: display of output from cgi script by manishrathi
in thread display of output from cgi script by manishrathi

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