Details of extension .cgi

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .cgi file extension. We'll explain what exactly a .cgi fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .cgi files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the 2 file formats associated with this file extension!

Contents

• Common Gateway Interface
• RAD Studio CodeGuard Configuration

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Common Gateway Interface

The CGI file is a Common Gateway Interface. The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is a standard protocol for interfacing external application software with an information server, commonly a web server. This allows the server to pass requests from a client web browser to the external application. The web server can then return the output from the application to the web browser.

Category: Application files

Application: Apache

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.fcgi FastCGI Application

.pm5 Perl 5 Module

.ephtml Enhanced Perl-parsed HTML

.ph Perl Header

Links:

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RAD Studio CodeGuard Configuration

The CGI file is a RAD Studio CodeGuard Configuration. The CG32.cgi file is the configuration information for CodeGuard, a utility used for tracking memory overwrites in statically linked C++ executables.

Category: Development files

Application: RAD Studio

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

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Related extensions:

.drc Delphi Resource Strings

.cgl RAD Studio CodeGuard Log

.bdsproj Borland Developer Studio Project

.cbproj C++ Builder Project

Links:

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The .cgi file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .cgi extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .cgi extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .cgi filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .cgi file?

If you want to open a .cgi file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .cgi association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.cgi

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android