Perl is a popular computer language, that is used to make various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages nowadays as it supports the use of modules - small pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are used to execute a specific task. The modules will save you time and effort and they will contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites because you will be able to add just a single line of code to call a given module instead of using all the program code for the process in your script. Perl is a versatile language often used for scripts, but it has been used to create many popular pieces of web software too, for example cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic sites such as IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
Provided you purchase a shared hosting service from us, you can execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem because we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud platform where all the shared accounts are generated. With every single package, you'll be given access to more than 3000 modules that you're able to employ in your scripts and you'll find a full list in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well as the path which you need to use so as to access them. Should you use any script which you have downloaded from some third-party website, you can rest assured that it will run properly regardless of what modules it requires for that. Any kind of .pl script can be executed manually or you will be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a certain time interval. In case your hosting package does not come with cron jobs, you are able to include this attribute with a couple of clicks within the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you would like to include CGI scripts on your websites or some other Perl-based software for that matter, you won't experience any sort of problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our servers and you'll be able to call any of them by including the path that you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. Any time you download some application from a third-party website, for instance, you can rest assured that you'll be able to work with it regardless of the modules it needs to function. As long as your .pl files include the right UNIX permissions to make them executable, you will be able to decide whether a particular script will be run manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. Using the aforementioned option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute depending on your preference.