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Jazz
Jazz

Reputation: 659

CGI implementation or altenative?

This question is very basic; but I am confused so please I am sorry if you are irritated. I just know that CGI is a standard/protocol.

1> Is mod_(perl/python/ruby) an implementation of CGI or is it an alternative?
2> If it is an alternative then, conceptually, is it similar to Java Servlets?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 291

Answers (2)

Eugen Rieck
Eugen Rieck

Reputation: 65342

mod_(perl/python/ruby) is an alternative to CGI - the mod_[somebinding] apache modules try to avoid the performance penalty of CGI by using Apache's native interfaces.

The analogon between mod_[somebinding]/Apache and Servlets/Java Application Server is valid, but I would prefer something like

Webserver -> mod_[somebinding] -> Library in somebinding

Webserver -> Java Application Server -> Servler

Upvotes: 2

Yegor Chumakov
Yegor Chumakov

Reputation: 450

No, the CGI is a interface standart, and mod_* is modules for Apache Http Server. For example, you can use CGI ( FastCGI or SCGI ) with any language and under any web server. The alternative in Ruby world is application servers like Unicorn which is used by guys from GitHub.

Upvotes: 1

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