Perl is a widely used computer language, which is employed to make various web applications and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most efficient languages available since it supports the usage of modules - tiny parts of code with pre-defined subroutines which are designed to execute a specific task. The modules can save you a lot of time and they can contribute to the fast speed of your sites because you are able to add just a single line of code to call a particular module instead of using all of the program code for the process in your script. Perl is a multi-functional language often used for scripts, but it has been employed to generate a variety of popular pieces of web software as well, for example cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic sites for instance IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.
Perl Scripting in Hosting
Perl is available with all of the Linux hosting that we provide and you'll be able to execute any type of .pl file that you upload inside your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. This will help you build a website with all of the characteristics that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP fails to offer. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our packages feature lots of Perl modules that you're able to use and you can see a full list in your web hosting account along with the path which you need to use in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. If you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job but your plan doesn't offer this option, you can add as many cron jobs as you need via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
In case you wish to include CGI scripts on your sites or another Perl-based app for that matter, you will not experience any problems if you use a semi-dedicated server account from our company. Thousands of Perl modules are installed on our machines and you can call them by adding the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. When you download some application from a third-party site, for example, you can be sure that you will be able to work with it whatever the modules it requires to function. As long as your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you're able to select whether a specific script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. With the latter option, your script can be executed every minute, hour or day in accordance with your preference.