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Introduction to CGI in C++

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Example HTML form:

<html>

<form action=cgi-bin/ebrahimi.cgi method="post">

First Name: <input type=text name=fname size=10><br>

Last Name: <input type=text name=lname size=10><br>

<input type=submit value=submit>

</form>

</html>

Sample CGI class:

#include<string>
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

class Cgi{
        string env;
    public:
        Cgi(){
            cin>>env;
            cout<<"Content-type: text/html\n\n";
}

    string getStr(string name){
        int i;
        int loc;// = npos;
        loc = env.find(name);
        loc = loc + name.length() + 1;
        char s[100];
        for(i=0; env[loc]!='&' && env[loc]!=0; i++){
            s[i] = env[loc];
            loc++; }
        s[i]=0;
        return s; }
    };

int main(){
    Cgi myCgi;
    string n;
    n = myCgi.getStr("fname");
    cout<<n;
    return 0;
}

Sample output as HTML embedded in C++:

cout<<"Content-type: text/html\n\n";

cout<<"<HTML><B>Your Name: </B>";

cout<<fname<<" "<<lname;

cout<<"</HTML>";