Perl is a powerful programming language that is commonly used for setting up CGI scripts along with various kinds of web-based apps. One of its main advantages is the fact that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code that are designed to do multiple tasks and to increase the performance of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of program code. This means that, if five tasks should be executed, you'll be able to use five lines of code to call each one of the modules instead of including a few hundred lines used to set up the actual modules within your script. Perl is really convenient and it can be used for multiple purposes, that's why a number of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's commonly used with other languages like PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Hosting
Perl is provided with all the Linux hosting that we provide and you will be able to execute any kind of .pl file that you upload in your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The aforementioned will enable you to make an Internet site with all the features that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP can't provide. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our packages include thousands of Perl modules that you're able to employ and you'll see the whole list in your hosting account as well as the path that you have to include in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job yet your package doesn't offer this feature, you'll be able to add as many cron jobs as you need via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your website hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All semi-dedicated hosting services that we offer are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications written in Perl and since cron jobs are a part of all of the plans, you will be able to choose if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. In addition, you can take advantage of a large library of more than 3000 modules which are already installed on our servers and use their functions so as to save your time when you write your scripts. If you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a particular module in order to function efficiently, we will have it as our library features both popular modules and less popular ones. You will be able to view the path to the modules that you have to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel.