Perl is an excellent programming language which is commonly used for setting up CGI scripts along with a variety of web-based apps. Among its main pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are employed to do numerous tasks and to enhance the performance of a given script without slowing it with unneeded lines of code. In other words, if five jobs have to be executed, you are able to use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules rather than adding a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules in your script. Perl is really practical and it can be used for multiple purposes, so a wide range of companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's often used with other languages like PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

Perl is provided with all the hosting that we provide and you are able to execute any type of .pl file which you upload in your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The aforementioned will help you build a website with all the characteristics that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP does not supply. You'll be able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our plans come with numerous Perl modules which you're able to use and you will see the full list in your hosting account along with the path which you need to include in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job yet your plan doesn't offer this option, you are able to add as many cron jobs as you need through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide can run CGI scripts or various other apps created in Perl and since cron jobs are part of all of our plans, you are able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. You can also take advantage of a vast library of over 3000 modules that are already set up on our servers and use their functionality in order to save your time when you write your scripts. In the event that you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a particular module so as to function properly, we'll have it as our library includes both popular modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to find the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel.