Perl is an effective programming language that's widely used for creating CGI scripts and different web-based apps. Among its key pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code which are employed to execute a variety of tasks and to increase the functionality of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of program code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks need to be performed, you can use five lines of code in order to call each of the modules instead of including a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is very useful and it can be used for various purposes, so many corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It is often used with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting
In case you buy a cloud website hosting through us, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without any problems as we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud platform where all the shared accounts are set up. With each plan, you'll get access to more than 3000 modules which you will be able to use in your scripts and you will find the whole list within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel together with the path that you should use in order to access them. When you use any script which you've downloaded from some third-party website, you can rest assured that it'll function flawlessly whatever the modules it needs for that. Any .pl script can be executed manually or you'll be able to create a cron job to do this automatically at a pre-set time interval. In case your website hosting package does not feature cron jobs, you'll be able to add this option with a few clicks within the Upgrades area of the Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you wish to include CGI scripts on your websites or any other Perl-based application for that matter, you will not have any kind of problems in case you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you're able to call them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. When you download some app from a third-party website, for example, you can be sure that you will be able to use it whatever the modules it requires to work. As long as your .pl files include the right UNIX permissions to be executable, you are able to decide whether a certain script will be run manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by setting up a cron job in your account. With the aforementioned option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute depending on your preference.