Execute a script on a server

[Sietsch]

Hi there

Until now, I have used perl mainly to work with local files and databases.
For my current project, I want to have my script running on a webserver since it will be running an "endless loop". In other words, the script checks for something every 10 seconds and therefore, executing it on a server makes sense.
My question: How do I execute a perl script on a server and keep it running? Simply via SSH using the "&" to fork the process?

Thanks for your help.
EDIT:
Looks like this has to be done as CGI or CRON. Right?

[daxim]

You want a daemon. Use one of the various daemonize modules.

[karlgoethebier]

Wasn't this the classic?

#!/usr/bin/env perl

use POSIX qw(setsid);

print daemonize();

sub daemonize {

   my $child = fork;

   if ( definded ($child) ) {
       exit 0 ;
   } else {
       die qq(I really can't...!\n);
   }

   setsid();

   open( STDIN, "</dev/null" );
   open( STOUT, ">/dev/null" );
   open( STDIN, ">&STDOUT" );

   chdir '/';

   umask(0);

   ENV{PATH}=q(/what/you/like); 

   return $$;
}

Please see also Parallel::ForkManager.

Regards, Karl