Perl is a widely used computer language, that is employed to build various web applications and CGI scripts. A number of programmers believe that it is one of the most practical languages in existence since it supports the use of modules - tiny pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to perform a specific task. The modules can help you save lots of time and they can contribute to the rapid loading speed of your sites as you can include only one line of code to call a certain module rather than using all of the code for the process in your script. Perl is a multi-purpose programming language primarily used for scripts, but it has been employed to create lots of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also employed on high-traffic sites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and apps created in Perl with all of our shared plans as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our custom-made cloud hosting platform so as to make sure that all dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You can run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your site, or automatically through a cron job that will run a particular file regularly. If the plan which you've purchased does not come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to include as many as you want through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file is provided with the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you are able to create a site with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you would like to include CGI scripts on your websites or another Perl-based app for that matter, you won't experience any problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our machines and you will be able to call them by including the path which you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. Any time you download some application from a third-party site, for example, you can be sure that you'll be able to work with it regardless of the modules it requires to function. Given that your .pl files include the right UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you'll be able to select whether a particular 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 latter option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day in accordance with your preference.