Perl is an effective programming language that's frequently used for making CGI scripts and also various kinds of web-based apps. Among its major advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are designed to perform a variety of tasks and to extend the performance of a given script without slowing it with unneeded lines of program code. This means that, in the event that five tasks need to be performed, you can use five lines of program code in order to call each of the modules rather than adding a few hundred lines used to create the actual modules within your script. Perl is really useful and it may be used for multiple purposes, so a number of corporations have implemented it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's ordinarily used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You will be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with all of our Linux shared packages as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud hosting platform to ensure that all dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script will be there whenever you need them. You can execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your website, or automatically via a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. In case the plan which you have picked does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you need through the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. You also have to ensure that the script file features the right executable permissions. With our shared packages, you will be able to create a site with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you wish to include CGI scripts on your sites or any other Perl-based software for that matter, you won't experience any problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our servers and you're able to call any of them by including the path that you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you've chosen. When you download some app from a third-party website, for example, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it no matter what modules it requires to work. Given that your .pl files include the right UNIX permissions to make them executable, you are able to decide whether a particular script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. When you use the aforementioned option, your script can be executed every minute, hour or day depending on your preference.