Perl is a well-liked scripting language that's considered to be one of the most useful languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it is used to set up a variety of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is its support for modules - sets of commands for a specific task that can be integrated into a script just by calling them i.e. you're able to write just a single line in your script to get a module executed, rather than having the whole program code that's already included in the module anyway. Since Perl can be used with numerous other programming languages and it features a lot of options based on what a particular app can do, it is used by lots of popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

In case you acquire a Linux cloud website hosting package from us, you're able to run Perl/CGI scripts without a problem because we have numerous modules installed on the cloud hosting platform where all of the shared accounts are created. With every single package, you'll be given access to over 3000 modules which you're able to employ in your scripts and you can find the complete list within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel along with the path which you need to use so as to get access to them. In case you use any kind of script that you have downloaded from a third-party website, you can be sure that it'll function perfectly whatever the modules it needs for that. Any .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. If your hosting package does not feature cron jobs, you can add this attribute with just a few clicks within the Upgrades area of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you purchase a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to use any tailor-made 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 are able to use. You will be able to see the path to the library inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, will need certain modules, in order to function effectively. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two ways - manually, in case a visitor does a specific action on your website, or automatically, if you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you're able to select the interval based on what your script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etcetera.