Perl is a very popular programming language, that is used to set up various web apps and CGI scripts. A number of programmers believe that it is among the most effective languages nowadays because it supports the usage of modules - small pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines which are designed to perform 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'll be able to add just a single line of code to call a specific module rather than using all of the code for the task in your script. Perl is a universal programming language primarily used for scripts, but it has been employed to generate many popular pieces of web software too, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic sites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting
Since Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our cloud hosting plans without any difficulties. You can also do this automatically via a cron job if your package comes with this feature. If not, you will be able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are offered on our servers and you can use any of them with your scripts. A full list is available inside the Control Panel and if you wish to use any module, you just have to add the path to our module library in your script. When third-party scripts that you need to include in your website ask for a particular module, for instance, you will not have to worry whether they will function properly or not. In this way, you are able to build a dynamic website and offer a huge selection of options to your targeted visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
All the semi-dedicated hosting plans that we offer can run CGI scripts or any other applications written in Perl and due to the fact that cron jobs are part of all our packages, you are able to select if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. In addition, you can use a large library of more than 3000 modules that are already set up on our servers and use their features in order to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a particular module to run efficiently, we'll have it because our library features both widespread modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to find the path to the modules which you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel.