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FastCGI
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<p>FastCGI is a <a href="/facts/Binary_protocol/Nmj0lyxI">binary protocol</a> for interfacing interactive programs with a <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web server</a>. It is a variation on the earlier <a href="/facts/Common_Gateway_Interface/zWsLFXGJ">Common Gateway Interface</a> (CGI). FastCGI's main aim is to reduce the overhead related to interfacing between web server and CGI programs, allowing a server to handle more web page requests per unit of time. </p>