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Iirc most of the content was static html/css in those days. Running code on a request was rare so cgi was like a bolt on to a static content server. It was ava
by chasd00 2y ago
Iirc most of the content was static html/css in those days. Running code on a request was rare so cgi was like a bolt on to a static content server. It was available but not the norm. Perl and php gradually made it the norm to run code on every request.
- mdpye 2y agoI remember in the very early days as a hobbyist working with cgi perl scripts for forums or guest books where the script just edited the "static" content in place. The script would write new html files for new posts and do "fun" (I mean, terrifying) string manipulation on the main index to insert links to posts etc. Sometimes they used comments with metadata to help "parse" pages which would see edits. These both were, and definitely were not, "the days" :D