Perl is a widespread language, which is used to build various web applications and CGI scripts. Lots of programmers consider it to be one of the most efficient languages available as it supports the usage of modules - compact bits of code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to execute a certain task. The modules can save you time and effort and they will contribute to the quick loading speed of your websites since you'll be able to include just one line of code to call a certain module instead of using all of the code for the process within your script. Perl is a universal programming language often used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate numerous popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic websites such as IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

Provided you get a Linux hosting service from us, you'll be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without any problems since we have plenty of modules present on the cloud hosting platform where the shared accounts are generated. With each package, you will get access to more than 3000 modules which you are able to employ in your scripts and you can find the whole list inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel along with the path that you should use so as to gain access to them. Should you use any kind of script which you've downloaded from some third-party site, you can be sure that it will run flawlessly whatever the modules it needs for that. Every .pl script can be executed manually or you can set up a cron job to do this automatically at a given time interval. If your hosting package does not come with cron jobs, you can add this feature with just a couple of clicks in the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can work with any Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the semi-dedicated hosting that we offer as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You can make each .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on the website, or automatically by a cron job that you can set up inside your account. In case you decide to employ a script that you've found online and it needs certain modules to be present on your server, you are able to take advantage of our vast library which includes more than 3000 modules. In this way, you can rest assured that any type of Perl app that you write or find on the Internet will function perfectly on our end.