Perl is a widespread programming language, that is used to build various web applications and CGI scripts. A lot of programmers believe that it is among the most practical languages nowadays since it supports the usage of modules - tiny bits of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to execute a specific task. The modules will save you time and effort and they can contribute to the rapid speed of your sites as you're able to include only 1 line of code to call a specific module rather than using all of the code for the task within your script. Perl is a multi-purpose programming language normally used for scripts, but it's been employed to generate lots of popular pieces of web software too, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic websites for example IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

As Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our hosting packages without difficulty. You may even do this automatically via a cron job when your plan comes with this feature. If not, you are able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are present on our servers and you can use any of them with your scripts. A complete list can be found inside the Control Panel and if you need to use any module, you only have to add the path to our module library within your script. If third-party scripts which you need to include in your website require a certain module, for instance, you won't have to worry whether they will work properly or not. In this way, you're able to build a dynamic site and provide countless functions to your site visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are able to use every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the semi-dedicated servers that we offer as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You are able to make each .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on the website, or automatically by a cron job that you can set up inside your account. Provided you choose to use a script which you've found online and it requires specific modules to be present on your server, you'll be able to reap the benefits of our rich library that features more than 3000 modules. In this way, you can rest assured that any type of Perl app that you make or find online will work properly on our end.