---
name: "HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI::Environment"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-http-server-simple"
version: "0.52-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI::Environment"
---

# HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI::Environment(3pm)

a HTTP::Server::Simple mixin to provide the CGI protocol

## NAME

HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI::Environment - a HTTP::Server::Simple mixin to provide the CGI protocol

## DESCRIPTION

This mixin abstracts the CGI protocol out from HTTP::Server::Simple::CGI so that it's easier to provide your own CGI handlers with HTTP::Server::Simple which **don't** use CGI.pm

### setup\_environment

`"setup_environemnt"` is usually called in the superclass's accept\_hook

This routine in this sub-class clears the environment to the start-up state.

### setup\_server\_url

Sets up the `"SERVER_URL"` environment variable

### setup\_environment\_from\_metadata

This method sets up CGI environment variables based on various meta-headers, like the protocol, remote host name, request path, etc.

See the docs in HTTP::Server::Simple for more detail.

### header

`"header"` turns a single HTTP headers into CGI environment variables.