Perl is an efficient programming language that is commonly used for generating CGI scripts and a variety of web-based apps. One of its main pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code that are employed to perform a variety of tasks and to enhance the functionality of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, when five tasks should be executed, you'll be able to use five lines of code in order to call each of the modules instead of including a couple of hundred lines used to generate the actual modules in your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for a variety of purposes, that's why a number of companies have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is commonly used in addition to other languages like PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
Since Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared hosting packages without difficulty. You may even do this automatically by using a cron job if your plan has this option. If not, you will be able to add cron jobs via the Upgrades section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are offered on our servers and you can use them with your scripts. A full list is available in the Control Panel and if you want to use any module, you simply have to include the path to our module library inside your script. When third-party scripts that you need to include in your site demand a particular module, for instance, you will not need to worry if they will function effectively or not. This way, you are able to build a dynamic site and supply numerous different characteristics to your visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
All semi-dedicated plans that we offer can run CGI scripts or any other applications written in Perl and due to the fact that cron jobs are featured in all our plans, you can pick if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. In addition, you can take advantage of a huge library of more than 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their features so as to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it needs a certain module in order to function efficiently, we will have it since our library includes both widely used modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to view the path to the modules which you should use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.