Perl is a sought-after scripting language that is considered to be one of the most useful languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it's used to set up a variety of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the internet is its support for modules - sets of commands for a certain job which can be included in a script by simply calling them i.e. you're able to write just one line within your script to have a module executed, instead of having the entire program code that's already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with numerous other languages and it features a lot of functions based on what a particular app can do, it's used by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

Perl is provided with all Linux shared web hosting services that we offer and you can execute any .pl file that you upload within your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The latter will help you build an Internet site with all the options that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP can't supply. You will be able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our plans feature countless Perl modules that you're able to use and you can see the whole list in your hosting account along with the path which you need to include in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job but your plan doesn't offer this feature, you can include as many cron jobs as you require via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of the semi-dedicated hosting services that we supply can run CGI scripts or various other apps written in Perl and since cron jobs are included in all plans, you will be able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. What is more, you can take advantage of a large library of over 3000 modules which are already installed on our servers and use their functions to save time when you create your scripts. In the event that you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a certain module to function effectively, we'll have it since our library includes both popular modules and less popular ones. You will be able to view the path to the modules which you should use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel.