Perl is an efficient programming language that is widely used for creating CGI scripts as well as various web-based applications. One of its main pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code that are used to do numerous tasks and to enhance the functionality of a given script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. This means that, when five jobs have to be executed, you can use five lines of code to call each one of the modules instead of including a couple of hundred lines used to generate the actual modules within your script. Perl is very handy and it can be used for a variety of purposes, that's why many companies have integrated it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's often used along with other languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

If you purchase a Linux website hosting through our company, you can run Perl/CGI scripts without any problems because we have a lot of modules present on the cloud platform where all the shared accounts are created. With each package, you'll be provided with access to over 3000 modules that you're able to employ in your scripts and you will find the full list inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel together with the path which you need to use so as to access them. Should you use any script that you have downloaded from some third-party website, you can be sure that it'll work perfectly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Any kind of .pl script can be executed manually or you will be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a given time interval. In case your website hosting plan does not feature cron jobs, you're able to include this option with a couple of clicks within the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you purchase a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are able to use any kind of tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or another Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save you time and effort, we have also installed several thousand modules that you can use. You will be able to see the path to the library inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, need specific modules, to operate efficiently. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two ways - manually, when a website visitor performs a particular action on your site, or automatically, when you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you are able to select the interval according to what the script will do and how often you want it to run - once a minute, hour, day, etc.