Perl is a powerful programming language that's commonly used for creating CGI scripts and also a number of web-based applications. Among its key pros is that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code that are designed to do numerous tasks and to extend the efficiency of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks have to be executed, you can employ five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules rather than including a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules within your script. Perl is very handy and it can be used for a variety of purposes, so a number of companies have integrated it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is commonly used along with other languages for instance PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is provided with all the website hosting that we provide and you will be able to execute any type of .pl file that you upload in your account with the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The latter will enable you to make a website with all the features that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP does not provide. You can execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages include a large number of Perl modules that you can use and you can see the full list in your website hosting account in addition to the path which you should use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. If you would like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job but your plan doesn't offer this feature, you can add as many cron jobs as you need from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.