Perl is a very popular scripting language which is considered to be one of the most practical programming languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it is used to create a number of web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the alternative languages on the web is the compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a particular job that can be integrated into a script just by calling them i.e. you're able to write a single line in your script to get an entire module executed, rather than having the whole code that's already included in the module anyway. Because Perl can be used with numerous other languages and it comes with a lot of options depending on what a particular application can do, it's employed by a number of popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

As Perl is set up on our cloud web hosting platform, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared hosting plans without any difficulties. You may also do this automatically through a cron job if your plan comes with this option. If not, you'll be able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you will be able to use all of them with your scripts. The full list can be found inside the Control Panel and when you need to use any module, you just have to include the path to our module library in your script. When third-party scripts which you need to include in your website require a certain module, for instance, you will not need to worry whether they will operate properly or not. This way, you will be able to build a dynamic Internet site and offer countless features to your visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to use any Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the semi-dedicated packages that we offer as Perl is supported on all our servers. You will be able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and based on the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on your website, or automatically through a cron job which you can set up in your account. Provided you decide to employ a script which you've found online and it requires certain modules to to be available on your server, you can take advantage of our vast library which includes more than 3000 modules. This way, you can rest assured that every Perl app that you make or find on the web will work perfectly on our end.