Adding CGI interactivity to your site for free

Adding CGI interactivity for free


Knowing CGI's effectiveness is enough for a web
designer to start dreaming of a interactive website. Consider a
website with e-polls, Message Boards/Forums, site search, guest
book, user registration and a field to enter your e-mail address
to receive site updates etc. These are some of features one can
add using CGI scripts.


But this is just a day dreaming how many of us know scripting languages
pearl C etc used to write a CGI script. One may say at least we
can download thousands of free scripts available on internet and
not to forget the many sites dedicated to free CGI scripts like
Matt's Script archive, CGI resources and CGI scripts etc



I have many of these free scripts but who know the alien language
written when you open a .cgi file in notepad it usually gives you
too much complex instructions about how you should install it properly
and expected errors messages that may appear. Before all this you
have to have a web space where you have access to cgi bin ( Perl
language available on web server)



So if you have a web site on free server that usually do not provide
cgi access you should search for another free server with a CGI
access or you have to pay to some web hosting company that will
give you access to cgi bin. But like me many of others would not
be willing to spend money just to try how cgi scripts are installed.
You may have stopped thinking of cgi driven interactive site. Still
you have a option to use cgi scripts without spending a rupee and
without shifting your site to a free server that gives CGI bin access
(bombarded with ad links, banners and pop ups). You can use free
remotely hosted scripts services.



Now lets see all three options to employ cgi interactivity.



1) Free CGI scripts on internet



2) Finding a host free or paid to install your CGI



3) Finding remotely hosted scripts free and paid to employ cgi
interactivity.



Since free is the most favorable and easy method so it would be
in general interest to discuss it in detail.




1) Net is flooded with free scripts if you don't know try these
search terms "free cgi scripts" "free cgi directory"
and "cgi (forum/poll etc whatever you need ) script".



These are some websites and directories about CGI free scripts.



I. hotscripts.com



II. mattsscriptarchive.com



III. cgiresourceindex.com



2) Now you have scripts appropriate to your site needs second step
is to find a web host and a bit of help on installing the script.
lets just quickly look at free web hosting services with CGI access.



a) Tripod : Tripod the second
largest after geocities provide cgi access free.



pros and cons



keep in mind their server are slow and buggy



Adds are bombarded as banner on every frame (yes every frame) in
a page or a pop up ad with every page.



It also support front page extension and FP's built in FTP



If you have FP you can use FP's Guest book, Forum surely plus other




b) Net Firms



net firms is another site that provide cgi access.



pros and cons



There are no ads, yes its ad free free web host.



netfirms requires you to enter your credit card info to create
your free account.



In addition they will charge you if you exceed your free web space
limit.



There are some free hosts that do not offer cgi access instead
they give guest book, forums and counters etc with every account.



here you use script which is not written keeping your needs in
mind this will not match with your web some times you can insert
your header and footer. See if these scripts are your desired otherwise
its better to use a different remotely hosted scripts. Some free
web hosts and their add ons.








free host
CGI
add on
add type
remarks



Geocities

no cgi
guest book, counter
pop up




free
host department
no cgi
guest book, forum
no adds




Tripod
available

pop up, banner




freewebs
no cgi






0Catch
no cgi

banner




Net firms
available

no adds




ProHost
available

banners





3) The last option and most easy and inexpensive is to use a remotely
hosted scripts service, these are websites that provide a number
of CGI scripts installed on their server anyone can sign up and
than select scripts for his website. Webmaster are required to just
add code in their WebPages that will show a link to your guest book
etc or a poll or counter embedded in your page.



You fill all your information related to a service like Forum's
title header and footer etc when you select a service all the content
added by users of your website in your forums polls etc will be
saved at remote script host's server also, which you can monitor
or change at any time by logging on to remote script host's website.



Now you have to search for a perfect remotely hosted script their
are many renowned sites dedicated to serve free remotely hosted
cgi scripts usually supported with ads plus services that provide
free and paid remotely hosted scripts. paid scripts serve you without
adds and with added features. Here are some of these remotely hosted
scripts services. I am discussing only those services which I have
used and which are ad free or display a not very annoying advertisments.



CGI Spy : cgi spy is ad supported,
with every poll or guest book etc their would be advertisement links
or banners. They have long list of remotely hosted scripts free
to use with more than one design to choose from. Scripts include
site news, faqs manage,r counter, forum guest book, site search
and polls etc



hosted scripts : this
is another add supported service with huge list of remotely hosted
free scripts.23 scripts including top site, password protection,
random image and download tracker etc.



wwwtoolz : the only ad free service
providing all basic remotely hosted scripts e.g forum, guest book,
poll, counter, faq manger, site news and site search. Forum is nice
plus you can show latest posts at your home page, only one poll
for one account. This service went off for almost one month than
there were some problems with their service now its running smoothly.
Do check out this service.



proboards : free and paid
boards with excellent features and design. advertisements are shown
as links and banners but still it looks very decent the drawback
is that banners are usually very targeted (usually Google Adsense
text ads). sites advertised in banners would be of similar content
as content of your board think your traffic taken off to a site
of similar content. You can upgrade to a add free and enhanced features
board.



Xsorbit : similar to pro boards
check out this service it has some different features than pro boards
and two upgrades to paid version.



Web Poll Central :
free skinable polls supported by ads, results for poll are shown
with a full size banner.



Cerebstools.com : free
up to ten polls with maximum eight choices only a text link is shown
at the bottom of results. usually this text link is enough to motivate
visitor to click on it. The poll script do not allow visitors to
select more than one choice plus you can not edit your poll question
once you submitted instead you will need to delete whole and add
a new poll.(this service is off now)



Bravenet : bravenet has long
list of remotely hosted scripts including greeting card free for
all links. Ads are displayed.



Site Gadgets :
23 scripts including tell a friend, post card, mailing
list, download tracker, compliments, free contents etc.



Your CGI : free remotely hosted
scripts like free meta tag generator, polls, counter and spam fighter.

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