Perl is a well-known computer language, which is employed to create various web applications and CGI scripts. The majority of programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages nowadays as it supports the usage of modules - small parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are used to execute a specific task. The modules can help you save a lot of time and they will contribute to the fast loading speed of your sites since you're able to include just a single line of program code to call a certain module rather than using all of the program code for the process in your script. Perl is a multi-purpose language primarily used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate a wide range of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic websites which includes IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Web Hosting

In case you acquire a Linux cloud web hosting through our company, you can run Perl/CGI scripts without a problem since we have a large number of modules present on the cloud hosting platform where all the shared accounts are created. With each package, you will get access to more than 3000 modules that you will be able to use in your scripts and you can find a full list within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel together with the path which you need to use so as to get access to them. In case you use any script that you have downloaded from some third-party site, you can rest assured that it will function properly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you will be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a specific time interval. If your website hosting plan doesn't include cron jobs, you'll be able to include this option with a few clicks within the Upgrades area of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to include CGI scripts on your sites or another Perl-based software for that matter, you won't encounter any kind of problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our machines and you can call them by including the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. Any time you download some app from a third-party website, for example, you can rest assured that you'll be able to use it no matter what modules it requires to function. Given that your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to make them executable, you can select whether a certain script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by setting up a cron job inside your account. When you use the second option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute according to your preference.