cgi or cgi/php server package

[00lewis]

hi there i have been informed that our server requires us to update our servers to allow cgi and perl.

However our provider has come back with the following options.
either: cgi or: cgi / php
neither has the perl are any of these the correct packages?

[gabrielcrowe]

cgi stands for common gateway interface.

.pl or perl files are resident in the cgi-bin
perl is a cgi.




edit: and as for actinic, you wont need php, but if its free, then go for it, you might use it later on.

[00lewis]

so either of these should be ok for the actinic site

[wjcampbe]

Yes, but as Gabriel says, if php is at no extra cost take it! You might want to run a php based forum/newsletter/whatever at some time in the future.

[00lewis]

many thanks