Dynamic pages - server-side

CGI scripts

• CGI scripts and HTML Forms

PHP

• PHP (also here)

• php.net manual
  • Language Reference
    • Control Structures
    • Functions
    • Classes and Objects
  • List of functions

• to display structure of variable:

  	var_dump($variable);
  	print_r($variable);
  

• Predefined Variables
  • $_SERVER
  • to see incoming environment variables:
    • var_dump($_SERVER);

• accessing command-line:
  • exec
  • shell_exec
  • backquotes
  • system
  • passthru

• Sample PHP scripts

Example

• My demo PHP server-side page illustrates some environment variables etc.
• Just put in your normal webspace. Only needs read permission, not executable.

• PHP mini test

Java server-side

• Java server-side
  • JSP
  • Java servlets

• Sample JSP programs

Microsoft ASP

• ASP