Perl is an excellent programming language which is regularly used for setting up CGI scripts and also different web-based apps. Among its major pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of code that are designed to do a variety of tasks and to extend the functionality of a certain script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of code. This means that, if five jobs have to be executed, you are able to use five lines of code to call each of the modules instead of including hundreds of lines used to create the actual modules inside your script. Perl is really useful and it may be used for a number of purposes, that's why many companies have included it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's commonly used with other languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

Perl is available with all the Linux cloud packages that we provide and you will be able to execute any kind of .pl file which you upload in your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP program. The latter will enable you to build an Internet site with all of the characteristics that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP can't supply. You'll be able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our packages include thousands of Perl modules which you can use and you will see the complete list in your hosting account in addition to the path which you need to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. If you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job but your plan doesn't offer this feature, you will be able to include as many cron jobs as you require from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your web hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so when you buy a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are able to use any kind of custom or ready-made CGI script or other Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save you time and effort, we've also set up several thousand modules which you'll be able to employ. You can see the path to the library in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, require specific modules, so as to work properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, is possible in two separate ways - manually, if a visitor performs a particular action on your site, or automatically, if you set up a cron job from your account. In the second case, you'll be able to select the interval depending on what your script will do and how often you want it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etc.