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by Matt Rotter (9/23/97)
So you've learned HTML; maybe you're even a master at it. But if you want your site to actually do something--if you want it to customize itself to its users or if you want to gather information through HTML forms--you'll have to go beyond HTML. You'll have to delve into Web programming, the most common form of which is the common gateway interface, or CGI.
There are, of course, other ways to add customization and interactivity to your Web site. Client-side scripting languages, such as JavaScript, are popular for actions like validating data-entry fields. And for complex Web applications, the use of the Netscape Server Application Programming Interface (NSAPI) and the Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) are increasingly common. But if you just want to add simple interactive features to your site--an email form or the dreaded page counter, for example--CGI is still the easiest way to go.
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