Perl is an efficient programming language which is regularly used for making CGI scripts as well as a variety of web-based apps. One of its major advantages is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are used to perform a variety of tasks and to extend the functionality of a given script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of code. In other words, in the event that five jobs need to be executed, you are able to employ five lines of program code in order to call each one of the modules rather than including hundreds of lines used to set up the actual modules inside your script. Perl is really useful and it can be used for numerous purposes, that's why many companies have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It is often used with other languages like PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Hosting
As Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with any of our hosting plans without any difficulties. You may even do this automatically via a cron job if your plan comes with this feature. If not, you are able to include cron jobs from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you'll be able to use any of them with your scripts. The entire list is available in the Control Panel and when you wish to use any module, you just have to add the path to our module library within your script. If third-party scripts that you need to add to your site ask for a particular module, for instance, you do not have to worry if they will run effectively or not. This way, you're able to make a dynamic website and supply numerous different functions to your website visitors.
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'll be able to use any kind of custom or ready-made CGI script or other Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save your time and efforts, we've also installed several thousand modules which you are able to employ. You can see the path to the library inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and include any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, need certain modules, so as to function efficiently. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two ways - manually, when a visitor performs a certain action on your site, or automatically, when you set up a cron job through your account. In the second case, you'll be able to select the interval based on what the script will do and how often you want it to run - once a minute, hour, day, etcetera.