The php-cgi.exe process is the executable file for PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor, a commonly-used open-source scripting language that is embedded in HTML for web development. PHP scripts are used in three main areas: • Server-side scripting - the most traditional field for PHP, aided by the parser or server, browser, and web server. • Command-line scripting – viewing and running a PHP script without a server or browser, using only the PHP parser. This is ideal for regularly executed scripts using the cron (Linux) or the Task Scheduler (Windows). These methods are used when processing simple text tasks. • Writing desktop applications – using the advanced features of the PHP in the client-side application with the aid of PHP-GTK in writing the program. Using this method enables the user to write cross-platform applications. PHP-GTK is an extended feature of PHP, which has to be installed in part. PHP runs well on all operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac, Solaris, OpenBSD, among others.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. php-cgi.exe. is used by Hypertext Preprocessor, If you shut down php-cgi.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop php-cgi.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Hypertext Preprocessor, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed php-cgi.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Hypertext Preprocessor, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if php-cgi.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that php-cgi.exe, belongs to, in this case Hypertext Preprocessor