Perl is an effective programming language that's frequently used for creating CGI scripts and many different web-based apps. Among its main pros is the fact that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code which are designed to do multiple tasks and to extend the effectiveness of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of program code. In other words, when five processess need to be performed, you are able to use five lines of code in order to call each of the modules rather than including hundreds of lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is really convenient and it may be used for multiple purposes, that's why a wide range of corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's often used along with other languages for instance PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
You can use CGI scripts and apps created in Perl with all our Linux shared hosting plans as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all dependencies for a custom-made or a ready-made script will be there whenever you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your website, or automatically via a cron job that will run a certain file regularly. In case the package that you've purchased doesn't come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to include as many as you would like through the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file features the needed executable permissions. When you use our shared plans, you can create a site with as many functions and features as you would like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you wish to include CGI scripts on your websites or another Perl-based software for that matter, you won't encounter any kind of problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our servers and you are able to call any of them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've chosen. When you download some app from a third-party website, for example, you can be sure that you'll be able to work with it no matter what modules it needs to work. Given that your .pl files have the appropriate UNIX permissions to make them executable, you're able to choose whether a particular script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your site, or automatically by setting up a cron job in your account. When you use the latter option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day in accordance with your preference.