Perl is a widespread language, that is employed to create various web apps and CGI scripts. A number of programmers consider it to be among the most practical languages these days because it supports the usage of modules - small parts of code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to execute a particular task. The modules can help you save a lot of time and they can contribute to the rapid speed of your sites as you can add just one line of program code to call a certain module instead of using all of the code for the task in your script. Perl is a versatile programming language primarily used for scripts, but it has been employed to create a number of popular pieces of web software as well, for example cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic sites which includes IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is available with all the Linux website hosting service that we provide and you can execute any kind of .pl file which you upload in your account with the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. This will allow you to make a site with all of the features that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP fails to offer. You can execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our plans include countless Perl modules that you're able to use and you will see a full list in your web hosting account along with the path that you need to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you would like to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job however your plan doesn't offer this option, you can add as many cron jobs as you require from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you want to include CGI scripts on your sites or another Perl-based software for that matter, you won't encounter any problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our servers and you'll be able to call each of them by adding the path which you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you've chosen. Every time you download some application from a third-party website, for example, you can rest assured that you will be able to work with it whatever the modules it requires to work. As long as your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to make them executable, you are able to select whether a given script will be executed manually by a guest doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. With the second option, your script can be executed every minute, hour or day depending on your preference.