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Hosted CGI Scripts

CGI (Common Gateway Interface): A specification for transferring information between a World Wide Web server and a CGI program. A CGI program is any program designed to accept and return data that conforms to the CGI specification. Your program can be written in any programming language. But, Perl is the most common programming language used.

CGI programs are the most common way for your host to interact dynamically with your users. Many HTML pages that contain chat rooms, message boards, polls, guest books, counters, etc., use a CGI program to process the information once it's submitted.

If your host doesn't allow or provide CGI scripts, and/or you are a newbie to the Web - this is the page for you! The following sites will host and provide you CGI scripts for free. Services like this are known as remotely hosted CGI scripts. Some services charge for their services, the ones below are FREE! To pay for this free service some sites add banners to your CGI pages.

• » Hosted Scripts. Offers a variety of free scripts for Webmasters. You can run your own message board, mailing list, free for all link page, process form data, use jump boxes, and more!
• »Byte Center. Offers message boards, guestbooks, form mail, counters, clocks and much more.
• »Free-CGI. Offers scripts for password protection, registration service, Web forums, guestbooks, feedback forms. They add new scripts often.
• » Remotely hosted. Offers scripts for Access Counters, Bulletin Board Message, Calendars, Chat, Classified Ads, Clocks, Countdowns, Form Processing, Guestbooks, Imagemaps and more.

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