Perl is an efficient programming language that's frequently used for setting up CGI scripts and also a number of web-based applications. Among its major advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of code that are used to execute multiple tasks and to increase the efficiency of a certain script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of code. To put it simply, if five jobs should be performed, you're able to use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules inside your script. Perl is really convenient and it may be used for a number of purposes, so a number of corporations have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's often used in addition to other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with all of our shared website hosting as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform so as to make sure that all of the dependencies for a custom-made or a ready-made script are there any time you need them. You can execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your site, or automatically through a cron job which will run a specific file regularly. In case the package that you have purchased doesn't come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to add as many as you want through the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to ensure that the script file features the proper executable permissions. With our shared packages, you can build a website with as many functions and features as you would like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to employ every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated servers that we provide as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You are able to make every .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on your site, or automatically by 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 needs specific modules to to be available on your server, you're able to take advantage of our vast library that features more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that any type of Perl app that you write or find on the Internet will perform perfectly on our end.