Then a number of parameter variables have to be determined, such as the actual path on your server to the .cgi program, linkage url, number of urls and so on. Ask the system administrator for help if necessary. To find the PERL path on your server put the following script on your server and run it. It will output all of your environmental variables, including the path to your root web directory. Change file attributes to 755.
Usage depends upon personal programming preference and server.
Even writing ActiveX Controls can be done using one of these languages. Due to the high overhead, the slow response time and the coordinated web server getting burdened by the scripts. They remain in the server's process space. They can be loaded and kept in memory until no longer needed, greatly increasing execution time. Rather than pass all of the possible information in case the CGI script might need it, the specification provides an API to let CGI scripts request for the information.