OK most hosts will be running mod_php or fcgi and not pure CGI. I just mean CGI as a shorthand for this approach. It doesn't make a difference from the develope

OK most hosts will be running mod_php or fcgi and not pure CGI. I just mean CGI as a shorthand for this approach. It doesn't make a difference from the developer's perspective on a shared host. It's still just "here's a file I created, now point your browser at it".