Perl is a widely used computer language, which is employed to build various web applications and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be among the most practical languages out there as it supports the use of modules - small parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are designed to execute a specific task. The modules will save you a lot of time and they will contribute to the quick loading speed of your websites because you're able to add only 1 line of code to call a particular module instead of using all of the code for the task within your script. Perl is a universal programming language normally used for scripts, but it has been employed to generate a variety of popular pieces of web software too, like cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic sites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You can use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux web hosting because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules on our custom cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script will be there any time you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your website, or automatically by using a cron job which will run a particular file on regular intervals. If the plan that you have obtained does not come with cron jobs included, you can easily add as many as you want from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You also have to make sure that the script file features the needed executable permissions. With our shared plans, you'll be able to create a website with as many functions and features as you would like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you want to include CGI scripts on your sites or some other Perl-based application for that matter, you won't experience any problems in case you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you can call them by adding the path which you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. Any time you download some app from a third-party website, for instance, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it regardless of the modules it needs to work. Provided that your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you're able to select whether a certain script will be executed manually by a visitor doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. With the latter option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day depending on your preference.