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Web site administrators and programmers can find that separating web applications from the web server in FastCGI has many advantages over embedded interpreters ([[mod_perl]], [[mod_php]], etc.). This separation allows server and application processes to be restarted independently &ndash; an important consideration for busy web sites. It also enables the implementation of per-application, hosting service security policies, which is an important requirement for ISPs and web hosting companies.<ref name="LinuxJournalFastCGIreview">{{cite web |url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2607 |title=FastCGI: Persistent Applications for Your Web Server |last=Heinlein |first=Paul |date=1 November 1998 |website=Linux Journal |access-date=4 October 2010}}</ref> Different types of incoming requests can be distributed to specific FastCGI servers which have been equipped to handle those types of requests efficiently.

==Web servers that implement itFastCGI==

{{See also|Comparison of web server software#Features}}

:''Note: unless stated, completeness of FastCGI implementation is unknown''