cgi Element [IIS Settings Schema]
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For more information about the cgi element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: CGI <cgi>. |
Configures default settings for Common Gateway Interface (CGI) applications.
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute | Description |
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createCGIWithNewConsole | Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether a CGI application runs in its own console. Note:If the value is set to true, each CGI application creates a new console when the application is started. A value of false indicates that CGI applications should run without a console. The default value is false. |
createProcessAsUser | Optional Boolean attribute. Specifies whether a CGI process is created in the system context or in the context of the requesting user. The default value is true. |
timeout | Optional timeSpan attribute. Specifies the time-out for a CGI application. The default value is 00:15:00 (15 minutes). |
Child Elements
None.
Parent Elements
Element | Description |
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configuration | Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7. |
system.webServer | Specifies the top-level section group (in ApplicationHost.config) in which this element is defined. |
For more information about the cgi element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: CGI <cgi>.
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