Perl is a very popular language, that is employed to set up various web apps and CGI scripts. A lot of programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages available as it supports the use of modules - tiny pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are designed to perform a specific task. The modules can help you save lots of time and they will contribute to the rapid speed of your sites since you'll be able to add only one line of program code to call a certain module rather than using all of the program code for the task within your script. Perl is a universal language most often used for scripts, but it's been used to create numerous popular pieces of web software too, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic websites such as IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

Perl is provided with all the cloud service that we supply and you are able to execute any type of .pl file which you upload in your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. The aforementioned will help you make an Internet site with all the features that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP fails to supply. You will be able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our packages come with thousands of Perl modules that you can employ and you will see the whole list in your website hosting account as well as the path that you need to include in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. If you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job but your package does not offer this feature, you will be able to add as many cron jobs as you require via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so in case you obtain a semi-dedicated server account through us, you're able to use any kind of tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we have also set up several thousand modules which you're able to take advantage of. You can see the path to the library in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and include any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, will need specific modules, to function effectively. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, is possible in two separate ways - manually, if a visitor performs a specific action on your site, or automatically, if you set up a cron job from your account. In the second case, you are able to select the interval based on what your script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a minute, hour, day, etcetera.