Perl is a widely used language, that is used to create various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers believe that it is one of the most efficient languages these days because it supports the use of modules - compact pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to perform a particular task. The modules will save you time and effort and they will contribute to the quick loading speed of your sites because you can include just a single line of program code to call a given module instead of using all of the code for the process within your script. Perl is a universal programming language generally used for scripts, but it has been used to generate lots of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also employed on high-traffic sites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Web Hosting
Since Perl is installed on our cloud web hosting platform, you can run Perl/CGI scripts with any of our cloud web hosting packages without any difficulties. You may also do this automatically through a cron job when your plan includes this attribute. If not, you can add cron jobs through the Upgrades section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are offered on our servers and you will be able to use any of them with your scripts. The full list can be found inside the Control Panel and if you need to use any module, you simply have to add the path to our module library within your script. If third-party scripts that you want to include in your website demand a specific module, for instance, you do not have to worry if they will work effectively or not. In this way, you're able to create a dynamic Internet site and supply various characteristics to your site visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can work with every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the semi-dedicated plans that we supply as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You are able to make each .pl file executable by setting the appropriate UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and based on the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on your website, or automatically through a cron job that you can set up inside your account. If you decide to use a script that you have found online and it needs certain modules to be present on your server, you are able to benefit from our vast library which includes more than 3000 modules. This way, you can rest assured that any Perl app that you create or find on the Internet will function properly on our end.