Perl is a widely used programming language, that is employed to make various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers believe that it is among the most effective programming languages these days as it supports the usage of modules - small pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines that are designed to perform a specific task. The modules can save you lots of time and they can contribute to the rapid speed of your websites because you will be able to include just one line of program code to call a given module rather than using all the program code for the task within your script. Perl is a versatile language most often used for scripts, but it's been employed to create lots of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic websites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

You are able to use CGI scripts and applications written in Perl with any of our Linux shared web hosting packages because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script are there every time you need them. You're able to execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your site, or automatically through a cron job that will run a particular file on regular intervals. In case the plan which you've acquired doesn't come with cron jobs included, you're 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. Using our shared packages, you're able to create a website with as many functions and features as you would like.