Perl is an excellent programming language which is frequently used for making CGI scripts and a number of web-based applications. Among its major pros is the fact that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code that are designed to execute a variety of tasks and to enhance the functionality of a certain script without clogging it with unnecessary lines of program code. To put it simply, if five jobs should be executed, you'll be able to employ five lines of code in order to call each of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to generate the actual modules in your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for numerous purposes, that's why a number of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It's ordinarily used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.
Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting
Perl is provided with all of the shared website hosting that we offer 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 some FTP program. The latter will enable you to build an Internet site with all the characteristics that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP can't offer. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages feature a large number of Perl modules that you're able to use and you can see the full list in your web hosting account as well as the path which you have to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you want to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job yet your plan does not offer this feature, you'll be able to include as many cron jobs as you need via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your hosting Control Panel.