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Foil 18 The CGI script returns data through the server
From Introduction to the World Wide Web and Web Technologies presentation: Introduction to the www and Web Technologies -- Fall Semester 96. byNancy McCracken * Critical Information in IMAGE
The CGI program parses the input from the server and performs any number of computing and data access functions:
looking up information in files on the server or in server databases.
performing computions or communicating with other machines.
returning already prepared documents or other multimedia files.
returning a document prepared Òon-the-flyÓ
When the CGI program terminates, the server closes the connection.