More Details on Calling CGI Programs
So far, you've learned two different techniques for starting a CGI program. The first and most obvious is simply to call the CGI program's URL from a link or have the user type it in the browser. So, a line like this will start and run a CGI program called time.cgi:
<A HREF=http://www.server/cgi-bin/time.cgi">Click here for the time</A>
When this link is followed, the CGI program time.cgi is run by the Web server, and its output is displayed as a new Web page. This example is simple, easy, and straightforward—just like the "Hello, World!" CGI program in Hour 17.
The other way to start a CGI program is to make it the target of an HTML fill-in form. For example, the following form calls the CGI program process.cgi ...
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