Perl is an effective programming language which is commonly used for setting up CGI scripts as well as various web-based applications. One of its major advantages is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code which are employed to perform multiple tasks and to enhance the functionality of a certain script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of program code. This means that, when five tasks need to be performed, you'll be able to use five lines of program code in order to call each one of the modules instead of adding a couple of hundred lines used to generate the actual modules within your script. Perl is very useful and it may be used for a variety of purposes, that's why a lot of corporations have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It is generally used in addition to other programming languages for instance PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Web Hosting

In case you get a cloud web hosting plan through our company, you will be able to run Perl/CGI scripts without any problems because we have a lot of modules installed on the cloud platform where all the shared accounts are set up. With every single plan, you'll get access to over 3000 modules that you are able to use in your scripts and you will find the whole list inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel together with the path that you have to use so as to get access to them. When you use any kind of script that you've downloaded from some third-party site, you can be sure that it'll work perfectly no matter 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. If your web hosting plan does not include cron jobs, you can add this attribute with a couple of clicks within the Upgrades area of the Control Panel.