Perl is a widely used computer language, which is employed to make various web apps and CGI scripts. A number of programmers believe that it is among the most practical languages available since it supports the usage of modules - compact pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines which are designed to execute a particular task. The modules can save you a lot of time and they can contribute to the quick speed of your websites as you are able to include only one line of code to call a particular module instead of using all of the code for the process in your script. Perl is a multi-functional language most often used for scripts, but it has been employed to generate numerous popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic websites for example IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

In case you obtain a Linux cloud hosting service through us, you can execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem since we have numerous modules installed on the cloud hosting platform where all of the shared accounts are set up. With each plan, you will be given access to over 3000 modules which you are able to use in your scripts and you can find the full list within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well as the path that you should use so as to gain access to them. Should you use any kind of script that you have downloaded from a third-party site, you can rest assured that it will function correctly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you can create a cron job to do this automatically at a pre-set time interval. In case your hosting plan doesn't come with cron jobs, you are able to include this attribute with a few clicks within the Upgrades section of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you want to include CGI scripts on your websites or any other Perl-based software for that matter, you won't have any kind of problems in case you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you're able to call any of them by including the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. When you download some application from a third-party site, for example, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it whatever the modules it needs to work. As long as your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to make them executable, you can decide whether a certain script will be executed manually by a visitor doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. Using the second option, your script can be run every day, hour or minute according to your preference.