A special folder/directory on the web server where you can place Perl/CGI, Python, C/C++ scripts to be executed.

The directory used to contain CGI scripting and forms usage elements.

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts are programs used by a browser to run interactive site features. CGI scripts, which are stored in a separate directory on a Web server, run behind a wide variety of common Web procedures, from simple e-mail forms to complex shopping cart programs. When you set up your site on IWD's servers, you'll have access to a personal cgi-bin directory where you can store scripts that you've written or copied from the Web. See also: CGI

Refers to the ability to run scripts developed in various programming languages to allow your account to have dynamic content such as shopping carts, email forms, and much more

Abbreviation for "Common Gateway Interface". . A protocol that allows a Web page to run a program on a Web server, CGI scripts define how the Web server and programs send information back and forth. Forms, counters, and guest books are common examples of CGI programs. CGI programs are special applications that allow a web site to have specific functions programmed. For a Small or Medium Size Business an online enquiry form that emails a visitor's request to them is a valuable automated tool (i.e. form mail cgi program). There are thousands of free and commercially available CGIs on the internet that a web developer can make use of for a business requirement. The availability of a CGI-BIN allows them to implement these on the shared hosting system.

A directory on a server where CGI programs are stored. CGI scripting can add numerous interactive elements to a Web site.

a dedicated directory for the installation and use of CGI scripts

a directory on a web server, that allows you to run executable programs

a directory on your web space, where you can store and execute CGI scripts

a directory used on your webserver account to process programs on the webserver which are stored in this directory

a directory used on your web server account to process programs on the web server which are stored in this directory so that these programs, known as cgi-scripts, can be processed by the server

a folder on your server which contains all your CGI programs

a folder that resides on your virtual server which contains executable scripts that can run from your website

a folder where all your interactive scripts are kept

a location or a directory on your web server where you can place binary scripts or programs that can interact with your visitors

a special directory designated in the config files of a web server to allow execution of CGI scripts in specified directories

a special folder on your website that can perform certain tasks

Your cgi-bin is a special directory located inside your "/www" directory which is configured to handle CGI scripts. CGI scripts which are located inside the cgi-bin are run. CGI scripts which are located outside the cgi-bin are displayed as text in the browser. The path to your cgi-bin is /www/cgi-bin

If you plan on running CGI scripts from your site you'll need access to your CGI-Bin or get them remotely hosted.

A directory on a Web server dedicated to CGI scripts and programs.

This is an interface standard which provides a method of executing a server-side program (script) from a website to generate a web page with dynamic content. Scripts conforming to this standard may be written in any programming language that produces an executable file, but are most often written in Perl, Python, C, C++, or TCL.

The most common directory used by web servers to run CGI programs.

The directory on a server that is the usual location of CGI programs.

Directory setup with special permissions to auto-execute user-defined scripts. CGI is used to accomplish tasks which are not supported by basic HTML such as a hit counter or guest book. You may use this directory to execute any cgi-script you write or ones that are already pre-written for you. The directory is specially designed for scripts that end in *.pl as scripts that end in .cgi will execute from any directory within your web space.

Commonly refers to the directory on a web server that contains the CGI programs

The cgi-bin is a directory that holds a websiteâ€(tm)s cgi programs. The cgi program is executed from this directory.

The name of the directory in a server that stores the CGI scripts.

The most common name of a directory on a web server in which CGI programs are stored.

The directory on a Web server where CGI scripts are stored.

The server directory in which CGI/Perl scripts are stored.

A directory on the server where the executable CGI scripts reside.

Commonly, the name of a directory on a Web server in which common gateway interface (CGI) programs are stored. "Bin" refers to "binary." Most programs in cgi-bin directories are text files, and are executed by binaries located elsewhere on the server.

cgi or common gateway interface, is a way for you to run executable programs and scripts on your server. The way this affects anyone looking into getting a website is that you need cgi (and a cgi-bin which is the directory where these scripts run) if you want your site to be dynamic. If you only want a static site, a cgi-bin is not necessary, if you will be generating database driven pages etc. you need a cgi-bin to facilitate this.

a directory on a web server on which the CGI programs are stored.

This is a directory which allows you to execute a CGI script written usually in Perl or UNIX Shell. Perl and shell programs are self-compiling and can be utilized immediately after transfer to this directory/folder.

A special area for holding CGI scripts that you upload.

CGI (Common gateway interface) - A standard describing how web applications provide responses to HTTP requests. CGI is used to provide dynamic and automated services on website. One of the most common applications is to take information supplied in forms on websites, manipulate the information and do things such as send emails with the forms contents in it.

These are virtual directories included in URLs. It acts as a spider that proves your page is dynamic.

A common name for a directory on a web server in which CGI programs are stored. If you are going to be running cgi scripts, please double-check that your plan comes with cgi-bin access. Most cgi-bin scripts are designed to run on Unix, and may require modifications to run on a Windows server.

This is the directory in which all CGI executables typically reside. The directory is created when you install your web server, and may be called by another name.

ommon ateway nterface - Bin ary- This is normally the name of the sub directory where CGI scripts are stored. These CGI Scripts, stored in the CGI-Bin directory are executed by another program stored on the same or different machine

Common Gateway Interface, standardized interface that allows scripts and executable programs to gather the user requests and server responses to create dynamic pages.

The directory where executable files are located. Every customer will have their own CGI-BIN directory. Open

One of the most common name for a directory on a web server that contains CGI files. These directories are often under heavier access controls than standard directories.

The directory in your virtual server where all of the executable files are stored. Examples of executables would be a hit counter, guestbook, mail form, etc.. Any special programming in a language such as Perl or C requires a CGI-BIN to run on your Website.

The most common name for a directory on the web server in which CGI programs are stored. The "Bin" part of a CGI-Bin is short for "binary." Most programs found in CGI-Bin directories are text files or scripts that are executed by binaries located elsewhere on the same machine.

A cgi-bin is a directory or folder on a Web server that contains CGI (Common Gateway Interface) programs. If you see "cgi-bin" in a URL it means you're on a page that can run a cgi program or that you got to that page via a cgi script.

A directory on a server that typically holds various executable CGI scripts necessary to process forms and perform other types of interaction in a client-server transaction.

A directory location on a server which contains programs to support a web site. It can have different names, and there can be many of these locations.

The most common name of a web server directory in which CGI programs are stored. The "bin" part refers to "binary", because once upon a time, most programs were referred to as "binaries". Most programs found in cgi-bin directories are text files. See Also: CGI

The most common directory to store CGI programs on a web server. The "bin" part of "cgi-bin" is an abbreviation of "binary", dating back to when programs were referred to as "binaries". See Also: CGI, Server, WWW

A directory on a server that "houses" all of the CGI programs. When you see this as a directory in your browser's URL window, it usually means you are either running or about to run a CGI program. The "binary" part refers to when many of the files placed in that directory were binary files. More recently, many of these files are text-based. See Also: Common Gateway Interface (CGI)

The cgi-bin is a location on a web server where CGI scripts reside

A CGI bin (or Common Gateway Interface) is a directory found on web servers that allows for the use of .cgi and .pl files. CGI files/scripts are commonly used to provide such things as web site counters, guest books, response forms, and databases.

This is a "bin" or storage folder on a server that stores programs that perform the calculations and return the values to HTML for display. (See CGI)

The directory where executable files (Perl / C) are stored.

A directory that contains CGI programs. Websites must have a CGI-BIN in order to run CGI programs.

A "virtual" directory contained in URLs indicates a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script is in use. A sure tip-off to the spider that your page is dynamic. See also: ASP, ColdFusion, Database-Driven

Some HTTP servers require CGI programs to reside in a special directory. This directory is often "/cgi-bin".