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Creating dynamic, interactive web applications using the Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is somewhat of a classic approach in web development. Perl, being one of the pioneering scripting languages in the CGI domain, provides simple yet powerful solutions for creating CGIs. Despite the surge in various newer technologies, the CGI-Perl approach is still relevant for those who maintain legacy systems or prefer a straightforward, server-side scripting process without additional overhead. This blog post will provide you with a comprehensive guide on setting up a CGI-based Perl application on a Linux system. Before you dive into setting up your CGI-based Perl application, ensure you have the following: A Linux machine (Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, etc.