Perl is an effective programming language that's regularly used for setting up CGI scripts and a variety of web-based applications. One of its major advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are used to do a variety of tasks and to increase the efficiency of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. In other words, when five tasks should be performed, you're able to use five lines of program 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 within your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for a number of purposes, so a number of corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is often used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is provided with all Linux website hosting packages that we provide and you're able to execute any .pl file which you upload in your account with the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The latter will help you create a site with all the options that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP can't provide. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans include thousands of Perl modules which you are able to employ and you can see the full list in your web hosting account as well as the path that you need to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you would like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job however your plan does not offer this feature, you're able to add as many cron jobs as you require from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are able to work with every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages that we offer as Perl is supported on our servers. You'll be able to make each .pl file executable by setting the appropriate UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and based on the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on your site, or automatically by a cron job which you can set up inside your account. Provided you decide to employ a script which you have found online and it needs particular modules to be present on the server, you can take advantage of our vast library which includes over 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that any Perl application that you generate or find on the web will perform properly on our end.