Perl is an efficient programming language that's frequently used for generating CGI scripts along with a variety of web-based apps. One of its major pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are employed to do numerous tasks and to increase the effectiveness of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. In other words, when five jobs should be performed, you're able to use five lines of code to call each of the modules rather than including a few hundred lines used to create the actual modules in your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for various purposes, so a lot of corporations have implemented it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's generally used with other languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You are able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with any of our shared hosting plans as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform in order to make sure that all dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script will be there any time you need them. You'll be able to run a .pl file in two ways - either manually from your site, or automatically through a cron job which will run a specific file on regular intervals. In the event that the plan that you have obtained does not come with cron jobs included, you are able to include as many as you would like from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. In addition, you need to make sure that the script file has the proper executable permissions. With 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 Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated hosting plans that we offer as Perl is supported on all our servers. You'll be able to make every .pl file executable by setting the correct UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on the site, or automatically through a cron job that you can create in your account. If you decide to use a script that you have found online and it needs specific modules to to be available on your server, you will be able to reap the benefits of our rich library which includes over 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that any kind of Perl application that you make or find on the web will perform flawlessly on our end.