Perl is an effective programming language that is commonly used for generating CGI scripts along with a variety of web-based applications. One of its key pros is the fact that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code that are designed to execute various tasks and to enhance the efficiency of a certain script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, when five processess need to be executed, you are able to employ five lines of program code to call each of the modules rather than including a couple of hundred lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is very handy and it may be used for various purposes, so a number of corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their high-traffic websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's often used in addition to other programming languages such as PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting
Provided you get a Linux shared website hosting through our company, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem as we have numerous modules present on the cloud hosting platform where all the shared accounts are set up. With every single package, you'll be provided with access to over 3000 modules that you are able to use in your scripts and you can find the complete list in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel along with the path that you have to use in order to get access to them. In case you use any script which you've downloaded from a third-party site, you can be sure that it'll function properly regardless of what modules it requires for that. Any .pl script can be executed manually or you can create a cron job to do this automatically at a given time interval. In case your website hosting plan doesn't feature cron jobs, you will be able to include this feature with a few clicks inside the Upgrades area of your Control Panel.