CGI Scripts?

[kaligula1234]

Have just done a piece of uni work with php, It al works and I assumed it was fine but now someones pointed out that it needs to be done with CGI scripts.

My code at the moment is just a combination of HTML and PHP that takes some sql queries which are posted in and then gets the information for the databse and displays it appropriately. Is this not right?

Been looking for tutorials on making cgi scripts online and they all just look like what i've done. Can someone please tell me if i'm wrong here.

Thanks

[sypher]

CGI scripts dont use php they are a seperate language. such as Perl.

If the project stated you must use cgi then guess uve wasted alot of work

If not then php + mysql is fine.

[kaligula1234]

Fantastic, this has to be in tomorrow, think only on of the functions has to be done with CGI scripts but it seems to get highest mark.

So basically a way of doing it would be to have a form send info to a cgi program, and then that program sends information back to the original page with the form on, where it can be told how to display it?

Sorry, i'm having trouble understanding how they work

[sypher]

Ye if you want you can just use one function for example sending email? Just make a cgi script for that and the rest php, problem solved.

www.hotscripts.com is ur friend

[kaligula1234]

Should be able to get it done now, thanks for your help