# Anyone know/understand CGI scripts?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-understand-cgi-scripts/195869
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**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-understand-cgi-scripts/195869 "2006-08-03T17:43:27Z")
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### Author: ![xfacex2g](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/58956e/32.png) [@xfacex2g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xfacex2g)
#### Post date: [August 3, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-understand-cgi-scripts/195869/1 "2006-08-03T17:43:27Z")

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My school only allows cgi scripts, and they must be .cgi files exclusively. There is also a specific public\_cgi folder exclusivley for scripts.

Im trying to make a simple mailer to my email. What language should I be reading up on to right this thing? I can make a form in DW easy, im just not sure how to make it interact with a cgi script.

It seems websites when talking about cgi are talking about .pl or perl. Should i write it in perl and give it the file name .cgi?

Any help, thanx in advance, Im a complete newb to serverside scripting!!!