Perl is an efficient programming language that's widely used for making CGI scripts along with many different web-based applications. Among its major advantages is the fact that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code which are designed to execute various tasks and to extend the performance of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of code. In other words, if five tasks should be executed, you'll be able to use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules instead of including hundreds of lines used to generate the actual modules inside your script. Perl is very handy and it may be used for a number of purposes, that's why a lot 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 is commonly used along with other programming languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and applications written in Perl with all of our web hosting because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud hosting platform so as to make sure that all dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script are there when you need them. You'll be able to run a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your website, or automatically through a cron job that will run a particular file on regular intervals. If the plan which you've bought does not come with cron jobs included, you are able to include as many as you want through 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 packages, you're able to create a website with as many functions and features as you would like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

You're able to work with any kind of Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated servers that we offer as Perl is supported on our servers. You will be able to make each .pl file executable by setting the appropriate UNIX permissions for it from the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and depending on the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on your website, or automatically through a cron job which you can set up in your account. In case you choose to employ a script that you have found online and it needs particular modules to to be available on your server, you'll be able to take advantage of our rich library that features over 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that any Perl application that you write or find on the web will work properly on our end.