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[fergi]

what is the difference between php and cgi? are the the pros cons of each?

[dansgalaxy]

CGI i think it like perl.

PHP is differant programing lanaguage.

I do php, i its a very flexible langauge and the best i think

[Chainsawkitten]

PHP is a scripting language.

CGI is not :P
Common Gateway Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

EDIT: You could say that the difference is that in PHP, you call functions, in CGI you call programs.

[dansgalaxy]

^ What he said :D

There are two ways you can choose to have your PHP executed at DreamHost. The default for new customers is now PHP-CGI. This is by far the preferred method. The benefits of running PHP-CGI are:

* It is more secure. The PHP runs as your user rather than dhapache. That means you can put your database passwords in a file readable only by you and your php scripts can still access it!
* It is more flexible. Because of security concerns when running PHP as an Apache module (which means it runs as our dhapache user), we have disabled a number of commands with the non-CGI PHP. This will cause installation problems with certain popular PHP scripts (such as Gallery) if you choose to run PHP not as a CGI!
* It's just as fast as running PHP as an Apache module, and we include more default libraries.

PHP is more easier than Perl known as CGI and is more readable ..
security is up to you .. you are the one securing your scripts..

Bravo , I think it's a great idea

1.The PHP runs as your user rather than dhapache. That means you can put your database passwords in a file readable only by you and your php scripts can still access it.
.2.It is more flexible. Because of security concerns when running PHP as an Apache module (which means it runs as our dhapache user), we have disabled a number of commands with the non-CGI PHP. This will cause installation problems with certain popular PHP scripts if you choose to run PHP not as a CGI.

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