Perl is a widely used programming language, which is employed to create various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most effective programming languages available because it supports the usage of modules - tiny parts of code with pre-defined subroutines that are used to perform a specific task. The modules can help you save time and effort and they will contribute to the rapid speed of your websites as you are able to include only 1 line of code to call a specific module rather than using all of the program code for the task in your script. Perl is a multi-functional language generally used for scripts, but it has been used to generate many popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic websites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.
Perl Scripting in Website Hosting
Perl is available with all the Linux website hosting service that we offer and you will be able to execute any type of .pl file which you upload within your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The latter will allow you to build a website with all of the functions that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP cannot supply. You'll be able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our plans feature lots of Perl modules that you are able to employ and you will see the full list in your web hosting account as well as the path that you have to use in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job but your package doesn't offer this feature, you're able to include as many cron jobs as you need from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your web hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can work with any kind of Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the semi-dedicated service that we offer as Perl is supported on all our servers. You're able to make every .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and depending on the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on the site, or automatically through a cron job which you can create in your account. If you want to employ a script that you've found online and it needs specific modules to be present on your server, you are able to benefit from our rich library which includes more than 3000 modules. In this way, you can be sure that any Perl app that you generate or find on the web will function flawlessly on our end.