Perl is an effective programming language which is frequently used for creating CGI scripts and also many different web-based applications. One of its key pros is the fact that it works with modules - ready-made batches of program code which are used to perform multiple tasks and to increase the functionality of a certain script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. This means that, when five jobs need to be executed, you can employ five lines of program code to call each one of the modules rather than including a large number of lines used to set up the actual modules within your script. Perl is very practical and it may be used for various purposes, so a lot of corporations have integrated it in their web products or on their high-traffic sites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is often used with other languages such as PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

Since Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you are able to run Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared web hosting plans without difficulty. You may even do this automatically by using a cron job when your package includes this option. If not, you're able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you can use all of them with your scripts. The complete list is available in the Control Panel and if you'd like to use any module, you simply have to include the path to our module library in your script. In case third-party scripts that you need to include in your website require a specific module, for example, you do not need to worry whether they will work effectively or not. This way, you are able to make a dynamic site and supply various characteristics to your website visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to use every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with any of the semi-dedicated servers that we offer as Perl is supported on our servers. You are able to make any .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it via the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and based on the actual script, it can be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically via a cron job which you can set up in your account. If you want to employ a script which you have found online and it requires specific modules to to exist on the server, you will be able to take advantage of our rich library which features over 3000 modules. This way, you can be sure that any type of Perl application that you generate or find on the web will perform perfectly on our end.