Perl is an effective programming language that's regularly used for setting up CGI scripts along with a number of web-based apps. One of its major advantages is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of code that are employed to perform multiple tasks and to extend the efficiency of a certain script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks need to be performed, you're able to employ five lines of code to call each of the modules rather than including a couple of hundred lines used to generate the actual modules in your script. Perl is really practical and it can be used for various purposes, so many companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's commonly used with other programming languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You're able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with all our Linux web hosting packages as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform in order to make sure that all the dependencies for a tailor-made or a pre-made script are there whenever you need them. You can run a .pl file in two ways - either manually from your website, or automatically using a cron job that will run a particular file on regular intervals. If the plan which you have selected doesn't come with cron jobs included, you are able to include as many as you would like through the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. You also have to ensure that the script file has the right executable permissions. When you use our shared plans, you can create a site with as many functions and features as you'd like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we offer are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications developed in Perl and since cron jobs are featured in all our packages, you will be able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. Also, you can use a huge library of more than 3000 modules which are already set up on our servers and use their functionality so as to save time when you write your scripts. In the event that you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a certain module in order to function properly, we will have it because our library includes both widespread modules and less popular ones. You can view the path to the modules that you have to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel.