What is a CGI-BIN?

June 4, 2008 · Filed Under Blog 

The most common name of a directory on a web server in which CGI programs are stored. The ‘bin’ part of ‘cgi-bin’ is a shorthand version of ‘binary’, because once upon a time, most programs were referred to as ‘binaries’. Today, most programs found in cgi-bin directories are text files — scripts that are executed by binaries located elsewhere on the server. While many programs using CGI are stored in this directory, it is not a requirement for using CGI. You should check with your web host if you can execute scripts outside of the cgi-bin directory.

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2 Responses to “What is a CGI-BIN?”

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