FastCGI
FastCGI is a binary protocol for interfacing interactive programs with a web server. FastCGI is a variation on the earlier Common Gateway Interface (CGI); FastCGI's main aim is to reduce the overhead associated with interfacing the web server and CGI programs, allowing a server to handle more web page requests at once.
History
CGI is a protocol for interfacing external applications to web servers. CGI applications run in separate processes, which are created at the start of each request and torn down at the end. This "one new process per request" model makes CGI programs very simple to implement, but limits efficiency and scalability. At high loads, the operating system process creation and destruction overhead becomes significant. In addition, the CGI process model limits resource reuse techniques (such as reusing database connections, in-memory caching, etc.).
To address the scalability shortcomings of CGI, Open Market developed FastCGI and first introduced it in their webserver product in the mid-1990s. Open Market originally developed FastCGI in part as a competitive response to Netscape's proprietary, in-process API (NSAPI) for developing Web applications.
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Fiesta
by: AquaIn the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
we dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
lets dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
I've been waiting, for summertime to come,
walk on beaches, lying in the sun.
Music playing, people everywhere,
no need to worry, the tequila is here.
And when the sun goes down, we're havin' fun,
cos there will be a party going on!
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
we dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
lets dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
Heat of the night
Heat of the night
Baby, baby, ooh
Life is easy, on my holiday,
all your problems seems so far away.
The bar is open, and everybody sings,
Excuse me señorita, for you feel grace.
And when the sun goes down, we're havin' fun,
cos there will be a party going on!
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
we dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
lets dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
Heat of the night
Cos when the sun goes down, we're havin' fun,
and there will be a party going on!
In the heat of the night, aa ha ha.
We're havin' a fiesta, baby baby ooh.
In the heat of the night, na ha ha.
We're havin' a fiesta,
lets swing it to the dance!
(Party sounds)
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
we dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
In the heat of the night, we are havin' a fiesta,
lets dance until siesta when the sun comes alive.
Heat of the night