Perl is an efficient programming language which is regularly used for creating CGI scripts and also a variety of web-based apps. One of its key advantages is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code which are designed to perform multiple tasks and to increase the performance of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. In other words, if five tasks should be executed, you are able to employ five lines of code in order to call each of the modules instead of adding a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules within your script. Perl is very practical and it can be used for numerous purposes, so a number of corporations have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's ordinarily used in addition to other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and applications written in Perl with all our Linux shared hosting services because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules installed on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform so as to make sure that all dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script are there when you need them. You'll be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your website, or automatically by using a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. If the package that you've picked does not come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to include as many as you need through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. In addition, you need to ensure that the script file features the right executable permissions. With our shared packages, you'll be able to build a website with as many functions and features as you'd like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to include CGI scripts on your websites or another Perl-based software for that matter, you won't encounter any kind of problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our servers and you're able to call them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've chosen. Any time you download some application from a third-party site, for instance, you can rest assured that you will be able to use it regardless of the modules it needs to function. Provided that your .pl files have the right UNIX permissions to be executable, you are able to decide whether a certain script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. When you use the latter option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute according to your preference.