Capterra Glossary
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
The Common Gateway Interface enables a web server to send or receive data from an application such as a database. A CGI script passes a request from the web server to the application. The script receives data from the application and returns that data to a web client, which is typically a web browser.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
CGI enables SMBs to generate web content for their customers by connecting a web server with a CGI script. Without CGI, customers won't be able to add products to their online shopping baskets or fill out online forms.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy