Perl is an efficient programming language that's commonly used for setting up CGI scripts and also many different web-based applications. One of its major pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code which are designed to perform various tasks and to extend the functionality 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 executed, you'll be able to use five lines of program code to call each of the modules rather than adding hundreds of lines used to create the actual modules in your script. Perl is very practical and it can be used for a number of purposes, that's why a lot of corporations have included it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is generally used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

If you obtain a shared hosting from us, you're able to run Perl/CGI scripts without a problem since we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud platform where the shared accounts are created. With each plan, you'll have access to more than 3000 modules that you are able to employ in your scripts and you'll find a full list in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well as the path which you should use so as to gain access to them. Should you use any script which you've downloaded from a third-party website, you can be sure that it'll run flawlessly no matter what modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you'll be able to create a cron job to do this automatically at a specific time interval. In case your website hosting package does not feature cron jobs, you'll be able to add this attribute with a couple of clicks inside the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You're able to take advantage of every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated services that we offer as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You're able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on the website, or automatically via a cron job that you can set up inside your account. Provided you decide to employ a script which you have found online and it requires specific modules to to be available on your server, you'll be able to benefit from our vast library which features over 3000 modules. In this way, you can be sure that any kind of Perl app that you write or find on the worldwide web will work flawlessly on our end.