Downloading CGI

chugger93 · Post by **chugger93** » Wed May 26, 2004 12:29 am

Is there a way to download a cgi file from someone elses server?

like if i ran status.cgi off a webserver at http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/status.cgi

is there a way I can just download that file to take a look at the source code? Cuz everytime I run that URL, the server parses it, which is normal, but I want it locally on my machine?

Software to do this maybe?

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Wed May 26, 2004 4:09 am

Nope, not if the server is configured correctly.

cyberskye · Post by **cyberskye** » Wed May 26, 2004 1:31 pm

One of the advantages to using server side scripting (vs. JScript) is that your code is protected.

There are many sites that offer cgi scripts for download - try google. I'd recommend PHP over cgi (perl and php have nearly identical syntax) as you can find a lot more resources on the web. cgi is on it's way out.

skye