Perl is a well-known computer language, that is used to make various web applications and CGI scripts. A number of programmers consider it to be among the most practical languages available because it supports the usage of modules - small pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines which are used to execute a certain task. The modules can save you lots of time and they will contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites as you'll be able to include just one line of program code to call a given module instead of using all the code for the task in your script. Perl is a multi-purpose programming language most often used for scripts, but it's been employed to create a variety of popular pieces of web software too, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic sites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

If you acquire a cloud website hosting plan from our company, you are able to run Perl/CGI scripts without any problems because we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud platform where all of the shared accounts are set up. With each package, you'll be given access to over 3000 modules which you are able to employ in your scripts and you can find the whole list in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel along with the path which you need to use in order to be able to access them. In case you use any kind of script which you have downloaded from a third-party site, you can rest assured that it will function correctly no matter what modules it requires 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 given time interval. In case your hosting package does not come with cron jobs, you are able to add this feature with just a few clicks inside the Upgrades area of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so if you aquire a semi-dedicated server account through our company, you can use any kind of custom or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save you time and efforts, we've also included several thousand modules which you will be able to use. You can see the path to the library in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, need to have specific modules, in order to work efficiently. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two separate ways - manually, if a website visitor does a certain action on your website, or automatically, when you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you're able to choose the interval according to what the script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etc.