Perl is an effective programming language that's frequently used for generating CGI scripts and also a variety of web-based apps. Among its main advantages is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are designed to do a variety of tasks and to increase the efficiency of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of program code. To put it simply, if five processess should be performed, you'll be able to use five lines of code to call each one of the modules instead of adding a couple of hundred lines used to set up the actual modules inside your script. Perl is very convenient and it can be used for numerous purposes, so a wide range of companies have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is often used with other programming languages like PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting
You're able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all our shared web hosting services because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform in order to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script will be there when you need them. You will be able to execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your site, or automatically via a cron job which will run a specific file on regular intervals. In the event that the package which you've purchased does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to include as many as you want from the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. In addition, you have to make sure that the script file is provided with the right executable permissions. Using our shared plans, you can create a website with as many functions and features as you would like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All Linux semi-dedicated hosting services that we supply can run CGI scripts or any other apps developed in Perl and considering the fact that cron jobs are included in all of our plans, you can choose if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. Also, you can benefit from a large library of more than 3000 modules that are already set up on our servers and use their features to save time when you write your scripts. If you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires a certain module in order to work efficiently, we'll have it since our library includes both widespread modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to see the path to the modules which you have to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.