Perl is an excellent programming language which is frequently used for setting up CGI scripts as well as various kinds of web-based applications. Among its key advantages is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code that are used to do multiple tasks and to extend the efficiency of a given script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of program code. To put it simply, in the event that five jobs have to be performed, you can employ five lines of program code to call each of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to create the actual modules inside your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for a number of purposes, so a wide range of corporations have implemented it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It is ordinarily used along with other programming languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You can use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with any of our web hosting service because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script will be there any time you need them. You will be able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your site, or automatically via a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. If the plan that you have obtained doesn't come with cron jobs included, you can easily include as many as you want from the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. In addition, you have to ensure that the script file is provided with the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared plans, you're able to build a website with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you wish to include CGI scripts on your sites or another Perl-based software for that matter, you won't encounter any problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you can call any of them by including the path that you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. When you download some application from a third-party website, for example, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it whatever the modules it needs to function. As long as your .pl files include the right UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you're able to choose whether a specific script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. When you use the second option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute depending on your preference.