Perl is a well-known computer language, that is used to create various web applications and CGI scripts. A lot of programmers believe that it is among the most efficient programming languages these days because it supports the usage of modules - small bits of program code with pre-defined subroutines which are designed to execute a certain task. The modules will save you lots of time and they can contribute to the quick loading speed of your websites because you can integrate only one line of program code to call a specific module instead of using all of the code for the task in your script. Perl is a multi-purpose language often used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate a wide range of popular pieces of web software too, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic sites such as IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.
Perl Scripting in Website Hosting
Perl is available with all Linux website hosting services that we provide and you'll be able to execute any type of .pl file that you upload inside your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. This will allow you to build a website with all the options that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP fails to supply. You can execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages come with numerous Perl modules which you'll be able to employ and you can see the whole list in your website hosting account as well as the path which you need to use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. If you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job but your package does not offer this option, you'll be able to include as many cron jobs as you need through 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 want to include CGI scripts on your websites or some other Perl-based app for that matter, you won't have any sort of problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our servers and you can call any of them by adding the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. Any time you download some application from a third-party site, for instance, you can be sure that you'll be able to use it regardless of the modules it needs to function. Provided that your .pl files have the proper UNIX permissions to make them executable, you can select whether a certain script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. With the latter option, your script can be executed every day, hour or minute in accordance with your preference.