Perl is a well-known computer language, which is employed to build various web apps and CGI scripts. Lots of programmers consider it to be one of the most effective programming languages in existence since it supports the usage of modules - compact bits of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to perform a specific task. The modules can save you time and effort and they can contribute to the rapid speed of your websites since you'll be able to add only 1 line of program code to call a particular module rather than using all the code for the process within your script. Perl is a multi-purpose language primarily used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate lots of popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic sites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.
Perl Scripting in Web Hosting
You can use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with any of our Linux web hosting service as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules on our custom cloud hosting platform so as to make sure that all dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script are there whenever you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your site, or automatically via a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. In the event that the plan that you've acquired doesn't come with cron jobs included, you will be able to include as many as you want through the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You also need to ensure that the script file features the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you are able to create a website with as many functions and features as you like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you would like to include CGI scripts on your sites or any other Perl-based application for that matter, you will not encounter any sort 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 will be able to call any of them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. If you download some app from a third-party site, for instance, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it regardless of the modules it requires to work. As long as your .pl files have the proper UNIX permissions to be executable, you're able to select whether a particular script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. Using the latter option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute according to your preference.