1999-06-09 01:43:06 +00:00
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FastCGI Development Kit.
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FastCGI is a fast, open, and secure Web server interface that solves the
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performance problems inherent in CGI, without introducing the overhead and
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complexity of proprietary APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).
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FastCGI allows for many nice features such as persistent CGI applications
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(eliminating process creation time per request) and being able run CGI
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applications on hosts remote to the web server itself.
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Most web servers have optional or add-on support for FastCGI. Applications
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which are developed with FastCGI behave as standard CGIs when invoked by web
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servers without FastCGI support. In other words, if the server supports
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FastCGI, then FastCGI applications get all the perks (mainly being *really*
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fast); if the server does not support FastCGI, then FastCGI applications
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behave exactly like standard CGIs.
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See http://www.fastcgi.com/ for more information about the benefits of
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FastCGI, for developer documentation, and for the Apache FastCGI module (to
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enable FastCGI support for the popular Apache web server).
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- Kelly
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1999-10-26 01:40:08 +00:00
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kbyanc@posi.net
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WWW: http://www.fastcgi.com/
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