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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.
Syntax
Attributes and Elements
The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.
Attributes
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|
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. |
Remarks
For more information about the cgi element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: CGI <cgi>.
Element Information
Configuration locations |
Machine.config ApplicationHost.config Root application Web.config Application Web.config Directory Web.config |
Requirements |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.0 |
See Also
Reference
application Element for fastCgi [IIS Settings Schema]