chapter 13 - CGI Scripts and Server APIs

• Introduction to CGI
• How the CGI Works
  • Client-Server HTTP Header Formats
  • htmL Forms and CGI
  • The CGI Environment
    • CGI Variables
  • Apache Extensions to the CGI environment
    • DOCUMENT_ROOT
    • REDIRECT_[el]
    • HTTP_COOKIE
  • Notes on certain CGI variables
    • REMOTE_HOST
    • REMOTE_USER
    • REMOTE_IDENT
  • Setting Extra Variables
    • PassEnv
    • SetEnv
• Server APIs
  • Using HTTP Cookies