Perl is an excellent programming language which is widely used for setting up CGI scripts and various web-based apps. Among its main advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are used to perform numerous tasks and to increase the functionality of a certain script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five jobs need to be executed, you are able to employ five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to create the actual modules inside 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 commonly used in addition to other programming languages such as PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting
As Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with any of our shared web hosting plans without difficulty. You can even do this automatically through a cron job if your plan includes this option. If not, you're able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are accessible on our servers and you will be able to use any of them with your scripts. The complete list is available inside the Control Panel and when you want to use any module, you only have to add the path to our module library within your script. In case third-party scripts which you want to include in your site demand a certain module, for instance, you won't need to worry if they will run efficiently or not. This way, you are able to build a dynamic Internet site and provide numerous different characteristics to your targeted visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You are able to use any Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated servers that we supply as Perl is supported on our servers. You'll be able to make every .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it from the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically by a cron job which you can set up in your account. If you want to use a script that you've found online and it requires particular modules to to be available on your server, you're able to take advantage of our rich library that features more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that any type of Perl application that you make or find on the web will function properly on our end.