What is a WEB server?
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The WEB server is a program that enables you to publish your page on the WEB. Should not be
mixed up with the WEB browswer, the software that you are using if you read this.
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Where can I get one?
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Xitami is free, fast and easy to use. Apache is the most popular
for UNIX computers, and it has a Windows version (also free). There are many more, including
Microsoft's Personal WEB Server and others.
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What is CGI?
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The primaly function of the WEB server is to read certain well defined files on your
computer and send the content out to the WEB. CGI goes beyond this: The WEB server
actually runs another program (the "CGI script") and the code generated by this program is
sent to your reader. Therefor the WEB page is not "static" any more; the content may change
according to your reader's needs.
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