Perl is a powerful programming language that is regularly used for setting up CGI scripts and also various web-based applications. Among its main advantages is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code that are used to perform a variety of tasks and to enhance the efficiency of a given script without slowing it with unneeded lines of program code. In other words, in the event that five processess need to be performed, you can employ five lines of program code in order to call each one of the modules instead of adding a couple of hundred lines used to generate the actual modules in your script. Perl is very useful and it may be used for a number of purposes, so a wide range of companies have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is generally used along with other languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting

You are able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with any of our shared website hosting as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform to make sure that all the dependencies for a custom or a ready-made script are there any time you need them. You'll be able to execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your site, or automatically via a cron job which will run a particular file on regular intervals. In case the package which you've acquired does not come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to include as many as you need from the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file is provided with the needed executable permissions. Using our shared plans, you can build a site with as many functions and features as you like.