Perl is an effective programming language which is commonly used for creating CGI scripts along with a variety of web-based apps. One of its major pros is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are employed to do a variety of tasks and to increase the effectiveness of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks need to be executed, you're able to employ five lines of program code 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 really convenient and it may be used for a variety of purposes, so a lot of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is ordinarily used along with other programming languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You will be able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our shared hosting plans because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script are there whenever 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 which will run a specific file on regular intervals. In case the plan which you've bought does not come with cron jobs included, you are able to add as many as you would like from the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file features the right executable permissions. When you use our shared plans, you are able to build a website with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

All the Linux semi-dedicated plans that we offer are capable of running CGI scripts or various other applications created in Perl and considering the fact that cron jobs are part of all of the plans, you are able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. You can also take advantage of a large library of over 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their functions so as to save your time when you create your scripts. If you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a particular module in order to operate properly, we will have it since our library features both widely used modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to view the path to the modules which you have to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.