Creating CGI Script

We’ll use the CGI directory provided by XAMPP “C:\xampp\cgi-bin” for storing the CGI script.

Now create a new file with a .cgi extension and paste the following code into this new file.

#!"C:\xampp\perl\bin\perl.exe"
print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n";
print "<h1>Geeks For Geeks</h1>";
print "<p>This is a cgi-script</p>";

In this article, we will explore how to create a simple CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script on a Windows machine but before that, we need some basic ideas about these technologies ( CGI Script, HTTP, Web Server ).
CGI Script: A CGI script is a program that runs on a web server and generates dynamic web content. It’s often used for processing web forms, interactive web applications, and server-side tasks.
HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the foundation of data communication on the World Wide Web. It defines how messages are formatted and transmitted.
Web Server: A web server is software that serves web content to users, listening for incoming requests and responding by delivering web pages or running CGI scripts.

Prerequisites: Please ensure that XAMPP is installed on your machine before continuing. If not then please refer to XAMPP installation in Windows.