Perl is a popular language, that is used to make various web apps and CGI scripts. The majority of programmers believe that it is one of the most practical programming languages nowadays since it supports the usage of modules - compact parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to perform a particular task. The modules can save you lots of time and they will contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites because you'll be able to include just one line of code to call a given module instead of using all the program code for the task within your script. Perl is a universal programming language generally used for scripts, but it's been used to create a wide range of popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also employed on high-traffic websites for instance IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.
Perl Scripting in Web Hosting
Perl is provided with all the web hosting plans that we provide and you're able to execute any kind of .pl file which you upload within your account with the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The aforementioned will help you create a site with all the features that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP doesn't provide. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans include numerous Perl modules that you are able to use and you can see a full list in your website hosting account as well as the path that you need to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. If you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job yet your plan doesn't offer this feature, you can add as many cron jobs as you need from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can take advantage of any Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with any of the semi-dedicated servers that we provide as Perl is supported on all our servers. You can make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and based on the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically via a cron job that you can create inside your account. If you want to employ a script which you have found online and it needs certain modules to to exist on the server, you'll be able to take full advantage of our rich library that includes over 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that any Perl application that you generate or find on the Internet will work flawlessly on our end.