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Network protocol
The Simple Common Gateway Interface (SCGI) is a protocol for applications to interface with HTTP servers, as an alternative to the CGI protocol. It is similar to FastCGI but is designed to be easier to parse. Unlike CGI, it permits a long-running service process to continue serving requests, thus avoiding delays in responding to requests due to setup overhead. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Simple Common Gateway InterfaceA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Data Communications and NetworkingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Web Server Gateway InterfaceA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Plack (software)A closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Data Communications and NetworkingBehrouz A. Forouzan, Catherine Ann Coombs · 2000
The Conspirators HierarchyJohn Coleman · 1992
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