Few Small Questions Regarding CGI

[Mel]

joy99 wrote:

> Dear Group,
> 
> I am trying to learn CGI. I was checking Python Docs. There are
> multiple modules. Which one to start with?
> Is there any other material or URL for step by step learning of CGI.
> 
> My next question is:
> I want to test it. I have a small personal computer. I have internet
> but is connected by a service provider. I do not have personal web
> page. Can I use my personal computer as a client as well as a server?

A server can be as simple as:



#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: ASCII -*-
'''Simple CGI server in Python
$Id$'''
import getopt, os, sys
from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
from CGIHTTPServer import CGIHTTPRequestHandler

port = 8000
opts, args = getopt.getopt (sys.argv[1:], 'd:p:', ['www=', 'port='])
for o, v in opts:
    if o in ['-d', '--www']:
        os.chdir (v)
    elif o in ('-p', '--port'):
        port = int (v)
        
handler = HTTPServer (('', port), CGIHTTPRequestHandler)
handler.serve_forever()



If you run this like

mycgiserver.py --www=my_www_dir

and put your web pages under my_www_dir, and your CGI programs under 
my_www_dir/cgi-bin

then pointing your browser to <http://localhost:8000/> will show you your 
site.

	Mel.