Perl is a widely used language, which is used to build various web applications and CGI scripts. The majority of programmers consider it to be one of the most efficient languages nowadays since it supports the use of modules - small bits of code with pre-defined subroutines that are employed to execute a particular task. The modules can help you save a lot of time and they will contribute to the fast loading speed of your websites since you'll be able to include only 1 line of code to call a particular module instead of using all the code for the task in your script. Perl is a universal programming language most often used for scripts, but it's been used to generate many popular pieces of web software as well, such as cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic websites which includes IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

Perl is available with all cloud hosting plans that we supply and you're able to execute any .pl file that you upload within your account using the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. This will enable you to create an Internet site with all of the characteristics that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP does not offer. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans come with numerous Perl modules which you'll be able to use and you can see a full list in your web hosting account in addition to the path which you should use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. If you want to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job but your plan doesn't offer this option, you can add as many cron jobs as you need via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

All the semi-dedicated hosting plans that we provide are capable of running CGI scripts or various other apps written in Perl and considering that cron jobs are featured in all our packages, you're able to choose if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. In addition, you can use a huge library of more than 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their functions in order to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a specific module to function properly, we'll have it since our library includes both widely used modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to find the path to the modules that you have to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel.