Perl is an efficient programming language that is frequently used for setting up CGI scripts along with many different web-based apps. Among its major pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are employed to perform multiple tasks and to increase the effectiveness of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of program code. This means that, in the event that five jobs have to be performed, you can employ five lines of program code in order to call each one of the modules instead of adding a few hundred lines used to generate the actual modules in your script. Perl is very handy and it may be used for many different purposes, so many companies have included it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It is commonly used along with other programming languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and apps created in Perl with all our cloud hosting because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules on our custom cloud website hosting platform so as to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom-made 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 from your website, or automatically via a cron job which will run a specific file on regular intervals. In case the package that you've bought does not come with cron jobs included, you're able to add as many as you need from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file is provided with the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you are able to build a website with as many functions and features as you'd like.