Perl is a very popular language, which is used to create various web apps and CGI scripts. Lots of programmers consider it to be among the most effective programming languages these days since it supports the use of modules - compact parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines which are used to execute a particular task. The modules can help you save a lot of time and they can contribute to the fast speed of your websites since you can add just one line of program code to call a given module instead of using all the code for the process in your script. Perl is a universal language often used for scripts, but it's been used to generate numerous popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also employed on high-traffic websites including IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

Perl is provided with all of the Linux cloud hosting that we offer and you're able to execute any type of .pl file which you upload within your account using the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The latter will enable you to create a site with all of the options that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP doesn't supply. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our packages come with thousands of Perl modules that you'll be able to employ and you can see the full list in your web hosting account along with the path that you should use in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you want to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job however your package does not offer this feature, you're able to include as many cron jobs as you require from 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 written in Perl and since cron jobs are part of all of the packages, you'll be able to choose if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. What's more, you can benefit from a huge library of more than 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their functions in order to save time when you write your scripts. If you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires a certain module to work effectively, we will have it since our library includes both popular modules and less popular ones. You can see 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.