Perl is a well-known programming language, which is used to build various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers believe that it is one of the most efficient languages available as it supports the use of modules - small bits of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are used to execute a particular task. The modules will save you a lot of time and they can contribute to the quick loading speed of your sites since you can include only 1 line of program code to call a particular module instead of using all of the program code for the task within your script. Perl is a versatile language normally used for scripts, but it has been employed to generate a wide range of popular pieces of web software as well, like cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic websites which includes IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
As Perl is installed on our cloud website hosting platform, you are able to run Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared hosting packages without any difficulties. You may even do this automatically through a cron job when your package has this feature. If not, you can add cron jobs from the Upgrades area of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you'll be able to use any of them with your scripts. The complete 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 inside your script. In case third-party scripts which you need to add to your site demand a specific module, for instance, you do not have to worry whether they will operate effectively or not. In this way, you're able to make a dynamic website and provide numerous different features to your targeted visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You are able to use every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting plans that we provide as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You will be able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on your site, or automatically by a cron job which you can set up inside your account. In case you want to use a script which you have found online and it requires specific modules to to exist on the server, you'll be able to reap the benefits of our rich library that features more than 3000 modules. This way, you can be sure that any kind of Perl application that you write or find online will function properly on our end.