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Anyone can put up a site on the Web - but what makes people come back again and again? This indispensable reference is your guide to CGI (Common Gateway Interface), the key to tailoring your site to suit your visitors' needs by controlling and analyzing the flow of information on your site. No experience with C or Perl is assumed. Real-world examples are presented in easy-to-follow tutorials. Take the step beyond static, HTML-only Web sites and discover how to use CGI to learn more about visitors with hit counters and guestbook scripts; create user-friendly features like bulletin boards and guided tours; and keep people at your site longer with engaging, interactive features like client-controlled slideshows and server push animations. In addition to a variety of useful CGI script examples that you can modify to suit your needs, you'll find helpful programming tips and keys to implementing scripts for both UNIX and Windows servers. Complete scripts are available for downloading from the Ziff-Davis Press Web site. Whether you're an experienced Web programmer looking for a concise reference to CGI or a novice Web author in search of ways to make your home page more interactive, CGI Manual of Style is your guide to a Web site with maximum impact.