Perl is an efficient programming language that's commonly used for setting up CGI scripts as well as many different web-based applications. One of its key advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are employed to execute a variety of tasks and to extend the effectiveness of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five processess should be executed, you're able to employ five lines of code to call each of the modules instead of including a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is really handy and it can be used for multiple purposes, so a wide range of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's often used with other languages for instance PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

Provided you buy a Linux shared web hosting from us, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem as we have a lot of modules on the cloud platform where all of the shared accounts are created. With every single plan, you will have access to more than 3000 modules which you're able to employ in your scripts and you'll find a full list inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel along with the path which you have to use so as to gain access to them. When you use any script that you have downloaded from some third-party site, you can be sure that it'll function flawlessly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you will be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a specific time interval. In case your website hosting plan doesn't include cron jobs, you are able to include this feature with a couple of clicks inside the Upgrades area of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to use any kind of Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You'll be able to make each .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it via the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on the website, or automatically by a cron job which you can set up in your account. In case you decide to employ a script that you have found online and it requires particular modules to to exist on the server, you will be able to take advantage of our rich library which features over 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that every Perl application that you make or find on the web will perform flawlessly on our end.