Perl is a very popular scripting language which is regarded as being one of the most useful languages on the web. It is feature-rich and it is used to create various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is its support for modules - groups of commands for a specific process that can be included in a script by calling them which means that you'll be able to write only one line in your script to have an entire module executed, rather than having the whole program code which is already included in the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with various other languages and it features a lot of functions based on what a given app can do, it is employed by numerous renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

As Perl is installed on our cloud website hosting platform, you will be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with any of our hosting plans without difficulty. You may also do this automatically through a cron job if your package comes with this attribute. If not, you will be able to add cron jobs through the Upgrades section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules can be accessed on our servers and you can use them with your scripts. A complete list is available in the Control Panel and when you'd like to use any module, you only have to add the path to our module library in your script. If third-party scripts that you would like to add to your website require a certain module, for example, you will not need to worry if they will function properly or not. This way, you will be able to build a dynamic site and provide hundreds of different attributes to your website visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are able to take advantage of every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we provide as Perl is supported on our servers. You'll be able to make each .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it from the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on the website, or automatically through a cron job that you can set up inside your account. In case you decide to use a script that you have found online and it needs particular modules to to exist on the server, you are able to take full advantage of our rich library which includes more than 3000 modules. This way, you can be sure that any type of Perl app that you make or find on the web will function flawlessly on our end.