Perl is an excellent programming language which is regularly used for generating CGI scripts along with a number of web-based apps. Among its major pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code which are used to execute various tasks and to extend the performance of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. This means that, if five tasks should be executed, you can use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules instead of including hundreds of lines used to generate the actual modules within your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for various purposes, so a number of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is generally used with other languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You can use CGI scripts and applications written in Perl with all our Linux web hosting packages as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You're able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your site, or automatically via a cron job which will run a certain file on regular intervals. If the package which you've bought does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to include as many as you would like through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file is provided with the right executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you will be able to build a site with as many functions and features as you like.