Answer: Is there a difference .pl and .cgi extensions? contributed by cleen these are just extentions, which can be configured on the web server itself. You could do a .hiImaFreak and as long as its defined as executable in the httpd configuration it will run.

Answer: Is there a difference .pl and .cgi extensions? contributed by merlyn Not really. Both are unneeded extensions on Unix, that drive me and many other experts nuts. You don't call cat as cat.c! A user should not need to know the implementation language to invoke a program. Additionally, when used as part of a URL, they give away the implementation language to random users out on the net--a major security hole. So if your webserver or O/S needs an "extension" to determine that it's a CGI script or a Perl script, please don't use it for anything other than a toy. Real web servers don't need or use those.

Answer: Is there a difference .pl and .cgi extensions? contributed by tenatious It's convention only. Kinda like when a M$Word document is named icky.doc. People like to use .pl for perl libraries, which may be required and reused. Naming a script cool.cgi makes it easy to identify cgi scripts, and allows security conscious system administrators to take proper precautions since they can be world executable.

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