(Common Gateway Interface script) A relatively compact program written in a language such as Perl, Tcl, C or C++ that processes data on a Web server. It is commonly used to process a query from the user that was entered on an HTML page (Web page) and returned as an HTML page, in which case the CGI script functions as the glue between the query and the database. For example, it would pull the search data out of the GET request in the HTML form, look it up in the database management system (DBMS) and format the results as an HTML page that is sent back to the user.

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This tutorial is a topic that people have been asking for, for some time. You, the surfer, log into a page and there's a small poll waiting for you. You answer, click to submit, and up pop the total responses. It's a pretty great effect.

     As with anything on HTML Goodies, getting something to work is pretty easy. The hard part is that I have to write and understand how it works. This concept took a while because it does get a little difficult. The process requires a PERL CGI script to work. Thus, you have to be able to place CGI on your server or this won't work for you.