Perl is a well-known language, that is used to create various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most practical languages nowadays since it supports the usage of modules - small pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to perform a certain task. The modules will save you lots of time and they will contribute to the quick loading speed of your sites because you are able to integrate only 1 line of code to call a specific module instead of using all of the code for the task within your script. Perl is a multi-functional programming language primarily used for scripts, but it has been employed to create a number of popular pieces of web software as well, like cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic websites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting

If you obtain a shared website hosting service from us, you will be able to run Perl/CGI scripts without any problems as we have numerous modules installed on the cloud platform where all of the shared accounts are set up. With each and every package, you'll be provided with access to more than 3000 modules that you're able to employ in your scripts and you will find the complete list inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well as the path that you need to use so as to be able to access them. In case you use any kind of script that you've downloaded from some third-party site, you can be sure that it will work properly regardless of what modules it requires for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you'll be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a pre-set time interval. In case your website hosting package does not feature cron jobs, you can add this feature with just a few clicks in the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All Linux semi-dedicated services that we provide can run CGI scripts or any other apps developed in Perl and considering the fact that cron jobs are featured in all of our packages, you will be able to choose if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. What's more, you can take advantage of a vast library of more than 3000 modules which are already set up on our servers and use their features to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires a certain module so as to function properly, we'll have it because our library contains both widely used modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to see the path to the modules that you have to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel.