Perl is an effective programming language that is frequently used for creating CGI scripts along with different web-based apps. One of its major pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of code that are used to execute various tasks and to enhance the efficiency of a given script without slowing it with unnecessary lines of code. To put it simply, in the event that five tasks should be performed, you can use five lines of code to call each of the modules rather than including a large number of lines used to create the actual modules in your script. Perl is really practical and it may be used for various purposes, that's why many companies have implemented it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and many more. It's generally used along with other programming languages for example PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

Since Perl is set up on our cloud web hosting platform, you're able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared web hosting plans without difficulty. You can even do this automatically via a cron job when your package has this feature. If not, you're able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are offered on our servers and you can use any of them with your scripts. The full list is available in the Control Panel and if you want to use any module, you simply have to add the path to our module library in your script. When third-party scripts which you would like to include in your website ask for a specific module, for instance, you do not have to worry whether they will run properly or not. This way, you'll be able to create a dynamic website and offer plenty of attributes to your visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You're able to use any Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated hosting services that we provide as Perl is supported on all of 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 in accordance with the actual script, it may be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on the website, or automatically through a cron job that you can create inside your account. Provided you want to use a script which you've found online and it needs certain modules to to exist on your server, you'll be able to take advantage of our rich library which includes more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that any type of Perl application that you generate or find on the web will perform flawlessly on our end.