Perl is an effective programming language which is regularly used for setting up CGI scripts and also various web-based apps. One of its key advantages is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of code that are designed to do numerous tasks and to enhance the functionality of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of program code. To put it simply, if five tasks need to be executed, you're able to use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is very convenient and it may be used for various purposes, so many companies have included it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's commonly used in addition to other languages for instance PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

Perl is available with all Linux hosting that we supply and you'll be able to execute any .pl file that you upload within your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The aforementioned will help you create a site with all the characteristics that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP doesn't supply. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our plans include a large number of Perl modules that you are able to use and you can see the complete list in your website hosting account in addition to the path that you have to include in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job however your plan 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 the website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you would like to include CGI scripts on your sites or another Perl-based app for that matter, you won't encounter any kind of problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our servers and you'll be able to call them by including the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. Every time you download some app from a third-party website, for example, you can rest assured that you will be able to work with it no matter what modules it requires to work. As long as your .pl files have the proper UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you can choose whether a certain script will be executed manually by a visitor doing something on your website, or automatically by setting up a cron job in your account. With the second option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day in accordance with your preference.