Perl is an excellent programming language which is frequently used for generating CGI scripts and different web-based apps. One of its key advantages is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are designed to perform numerous tasks and to increase the efficiency of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of program code. In other words, if five jobs should be performed, you're able to use five lines of code in order to call each of the modules rather than including hundreds of lines used to create the actual modules within your script. Perl is really handy and it can be used for many different purposes, that's why many corporations have implemented it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's ordinarily used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting
Perl is provided with all shared web hosting that we provide and you are able to execute any kind of .pl file that you upload in your account using the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP program. This will help you create an Internet site with all the features that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP does not offer. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans come with lots of Perl modules which you'll be able to employ and you'll see the whole list in your hosting account in addition to the path which you have to use in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job yet your plan doesn't offer this option, you'll be able to include as many cron jobs as you need from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you buy a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to use any tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web application without difficulty. To save you time and effort, we've also set up several thousand modules that you'll be able to use. You will be able to see the path to the library in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, require specific modules, so as to function properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two ways - manually, in case a visitor performs a specific action on your site, or automatically, if you set up a cron job through your account. In the second case, you will be able to select the interval based on what the script will do and how often you would like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etcetera.