Perl is a very popular programming language, which is employed to set up various web applications and CGI scripts. A number of programmers believe that it is one of the most practical programming languages out there since it supports the use of modules - small pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are used to perform a certain task. The modules can help you save time and effort and they can contribute to the rapid speed of your sites since you can add just one line of code to call a given module rather than using all of the code for the task in your script. Perl is a universal programming language generally used for scripts, but it has been used to generate a wide range of popular pieces of web software too, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic sites which includes IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
Perl is provided with all Linux shared hosting that we supply and you can execute any type of .pl file that you upload in your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. This will enable you to make a website with all of the characteristics that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP fails to provide. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans come with numerous Perl modules which you'll be able to use and you'll see a full list in your web hosting account along with the path which you should use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. If you would like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job yet your package doesn't offer this option, you are able to add as many cron jobs as you require via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you want to include CGI scripts on your sites or some other Perl-based app for that matter, you won't experience any kind of problems in case you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you can call them by including the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. When you download some app from a third-party site, for example, you can rest assured that you'll be able to use it whatever the modules it needs to work. As long as your .pl files have the proper UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you'll be able to decide whether a certain script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job in your account. When you use the aforementioned option, your script can be executed every minute, hour or day according to your preference.