Perl is a powerful programming language that's commonly used for generating CGI scripts along with many different web-based apps. Among its key pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are employed to execute numerous tasks and to increase the effectiveness of a certain script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of code. This means that, in the event that five jobs need to be performed, you're able to employ five lines of program code to call each one of the modules instead of including a few hundred lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is very practical and it may be used for a number of purposes, that's why many companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's generally used in addition to other languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is available with all website hosting services that we supply and you're able to execute any .pl file which you upload inside your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The latter will help you build a site with all of the functions that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP can't provide. You can execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our plans include numerous Perl modules which you can use and you'll see the complete list in your website hosting account along with the path that you have to use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. If you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job but your package doesn't offer this feature, you're able to add as many cron jobs as you require via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so in case you obtain a semi-dedicated server account through our company, you can use any kind of tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or another Perl-based web app without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we have also included several thousand modules that you'll be able to use. You can see the path to the library in the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and add any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, will need specific modules, so as to function properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, is possible in two ways - manually, in case a website visitor performs a certain action on your website, or automatically, when you set up a cron job from your account. In the second case, you will be able to choose the interval according to what the script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once every day, hour, minute, etc.