The Original Home of
Matt's Script Archive

worldwidemart.com hosted the first CGI script collection that shaped the early web.
FormMail, Guestbook, WWWBoard, Counter — scripts that powered millions of websites from 1995.

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FormMail

v1.6

The most widely used CGI script ever — a form-to-email gateway written in Perl.

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Guestbook

v2.3.1

Let visitors sign your site — the original web guestbook with HTML templates.

Readme · FAQ · Examples

WWWBoard

v2.0A2.1

Threaded discussion board — one of the first web forum systems, file-based.

Readme · FAQ · Examples

Graphical Counter

v1.1.1

Hit counter with customizable digit images — the badge of every 90s homepage.

Readme · FAQ · Examples

Simple Search

v1.0

Flat-file site search engine — grep your HTML files from a web form.

Readme · FAQ · Examples

TextCounter

v1.2

Plain-text hit counter using SSI — no images, just a number on the page.

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About This Archive

WorldWideMart.com was the original host of Matt Wright's Script Archive, the CGI script collection that Matt Wright created in 1995 as a teenager in Fort Collins, Colorado. These Perl scripts — especially FormMail — became some of the most widely deployed software on the early web. This archive preserves their documentation, source code, and historical context.

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Common Questions

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts are server-side programs — usually Perl — that handle form submissions, counters, guestbooks, and other dynamic features. They were the standard way to add interactivity to websites before PHP, Python, and Node.js existed.

Yes, all scripts are free for any use — just keep the credit comments in the source code.

This is the original domain where Matt's Script Archive was first hosted. The scripts later moved to scriptarchive.com. WorldWideMart.com preserves the archive with the original documentation and source code.

Most shared hosts no longer support Perl CGI. These scripts are preserved mainly as historical reference. If your server has Perl and cgi-bin access, they still work — the code is unchanged from the originals.