[Tutor] Creating your first CGI-script

Thu Jun 5 12:10:03 2003

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First of all, I have no experince in web programming, but my plans are =
to get into that sooner rather than later. So if my assumptions below =
are hillariously wrong feel free to correct me before what I think I =
know sticks with me :-).

I know there is more to web programming other than CGI, I just don't =
know what (I have heard of SQL (databases?), XML (The future of the web, =
maybe? (XHTML)), but I'm not sure that this has anything directly to do =
with Python. So what I'm hoping you can help me with; is what I need to =
make CGI scripts.=20
I guess it's possible to create and test CGI locally (i.e. without =
uploading it to the net). Then again does it require some server =
software to run cgi scripts (or rather test them). I assume (from =
reading this tutor mail)that the necesary software is included in the =
Python download.
Anyway if not, I'm using Win XP and hoping you can recommend some server =
software to use to test my CGI-scripts.
Also, my current homepage server (through my ISP) does not support CGI, =
so if you now of any free (as in no-cost) web hosters that support =
Python I'ld be happy to know. I've been looking at www.freezope.org but =
they don't support cgi so I'm not really sure if thats what would suit =
my needs, BTW what can you use their service to create?

My appologies if this is trivial but to me there seems to be some =
missing link between the python newbie section to the basic CGI =
programming section (under tutorials)

Well I seemed to have gone on long enough for now. So thanks to anyone =
reading this far ;-)

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First of all, I have no experince in =
web=20
programming, but my plans are to get into that sooner rather than later. =
So if=20
my assumptions below are hillariously wrong feel free to correct me =
before what=20
I think I know sticks with me :-).<BR><BR>I know there is more to web=20
programming other than CGI, I just don't know what (I have heard of SQL=20
(databases?), XML (The future of the web, maybe? (XHTML)), but I'm not =
sure that=20
this has anything directly to do with Python. So what I'm hoping you can =
help me=20
with; is what I need to make CGI scripts. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I guess it's possible to create and =
test CGI=20
locally (i.e. without uploading it to the net). Then again does it =
require some=20
server software to run cgi scripts (or rather test them). I assume (from =
reading=20
this <A=20
href=3D"http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2003-June/022841.html) =
">tutor=20
mail</A>)that the necesary software is included in the Python=20
download.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Anyway if not,&nbsp;I'm using Win XP =
and hoping you=20
can recommend some server software to use to test my =
CGI-scripts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, my current homepage server =
(through my ISP)=20
does not support CGI, so if you now of any free (as in no-cost) web =
hosters that=20
support Python I'ld be happy to know. I've been looking at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.freezope.org">www.freezope.org</A> but they don't =
support cgi=20
so I'm not really sure if thats what would suit my needs, BTW what can =
you use=20
their service to create?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My appologies if this is trivial but to =
me there=20
seems to be some missing link between the python newbie section to the =
basic CGI=20
programming section (under tutorials)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well I seemed to have gone on long =
enough for now.=20
So thanks to anyone reading this far=20
;-)</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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