Perl is a powerful programming language which is commonly used for making CGI scripts and also different web-based apps. One of its key pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of program code that are employed to do numerous tasks and to enhance the functionality of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of code. This means that, if five tasks have to be performed, you are able to use five lines of program code in order to call each one of the modules rather than including a few hundred lines used to create the actual modules within your script. Perl is really handy and it may be used for various purposes, that's why a number of corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their resource-demanding sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's ordinarily used with other programming languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

Since Perl is set up on our cloud web hosting platform, you'll be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with any of our shared hosting packages without difficulty. You can even do this automatically via a cron job if your plan has this attribute. If not, you are able to add cron jobs from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules can be accessed on our servers and you'll be able to use any of them with your scripts. The entire list can be found in the Control Panel and if you need to use any module, you simply have to include the path to our module library inside your script. If third-party scripts that you would like to include in your website require a particular module, for instance, you won't need to worry if they will operate efficiently or not. This way, you're able to build a dynamic website and offer hundreds of different features to your website visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated packages that we provide as Perl is supported on all our servers. You are able to make each .pl file executable by setting the correct UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and based on the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on the website, or automatically via a cron job which you can create inside your account. In case you want to use a script that you've found online and it needs certain modules to be present on your server, you're able to benefit from our vast library that includes more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that any Perl application that you make or find online will work flawlessly on our end.