CGI #7
Description
CGI
Generates content dynamically based on the standardized request passed by the Request Processor.
fork,execve,pipe,dup,dup2
Responsibilities
Forks the right CGI script based on the request, and sends back the read end of the pipe for the generated content.
All subprocess magic must happen here.
You pass down HTTP headers and other relevant information to the CGI script using environment variables.
The CGI script would give the content back through a pipe.
python and ruby