Perl is an effective programming language that's commonly used for creating CGI scripts and also a variety of web-based apps. Among its major pros is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are designed to perform a variety of tasks and to increase the effectiveness of a given script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks need to be executed, you're able to employ five lines of code to call each of the modules instead of adding hundreds of lines used to create the actual modules inside your script. Perl is very handy and it can be used for numerous purposes, so a lot of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's generally used with other languages such as PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Web Hosting
As Perl is installed on our cloud web hosting platform, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our cloud web hosting packages without difficulty. You may even do this automatically through a cron job when your plan has this feature. If not, you're able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you'll be able to use all of them with your scripts. The full list is available inside the Control Panel and when you want to use any module, you just have to include the path to our module library inside your script. In case third-party scripts which you want to include in your website demand a certain module, for instance, you won't need to worry whether they will run effectively or not. In this way, you're able to make a dynamic Internet site and provide a huge selection of features to your visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you purchase a semi-dedicated server account through us, you'll be able to use any custom or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web app without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we've also installed several thousand modules which you will be able to take advantage of. You can see the path to the library inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, need to have certain modules, to function effectively. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two separate ways - manually, when a website visitor does a certain action on your site, or automatically, when you create a cron job from your account. In the second case, you'll be able to select the interval based on what your script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a minute, hour, day, etc.