In a way, CGI is easy the same way cooking is easy: anyone can toast a muffin or poach an egg. It's only when you want a Hollandaise sauce that things start to get complicated. CGI is the part of the Web server that can communicate with other programs running on the server. With CGI, the Web server can call up a program, while passing user-specific data to the program (such as what host the user is connecting from, or input the user has supplied using HTML form syntax). The program then processes that data and the server passes the program's response back to the Web browser.
1 The Massasauga is the only venomous snake of Michigan. The venom is a modified saliva. The Massasauga's venom is not toxic enough to kill most humans however, the venom can cause serious tissue damage in the area of the bite.  The Eastern Fox Snake and the Western Fox Snake vibrate their tails when threatened.
Viper redirects here. For other uses, see Viper (disambiguation). The Viperidae (vipers) is a family of venomous snakes found in most parts of the world, excluding Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, Hawaii, various other isolated islands, and north of the Arctic Circle. All have relatively long, hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of venom.