Perl is a well-known programming language, that is used to build various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages out there since it supports the usage of modules - tiny pieces of program code with pre-defined subroutines which are designed to execute a particular task. The modules will save you time and effort and they can contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites since you're able to add only 1 line of code to call a given module rather than using all of the program code for the process in your script. Perl is a versatile language normally used for scripts, but it has been employed to create a number of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It is also used on high-traffic sites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

Perl is provided with all the shared web hosting that we supply and you'll be able to execute any .pl file which you upload in your account with the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP program. The aforementioned will allow you to build a site with all the features that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP cannot offer. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our plans come with countless Perl modules which you are able to employ and you will see the complete list in your web hosting account in addition to the path which you should include in your scripts, 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'll be able to add as many cron jobs as you require from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we offer can run CGI scripts or all other applications created in Perl and considering that cron jobs are featured in all packages, you'll be able to choose if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. What's more, you can take advantage of a large library of more than 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their features so as to save time when you write your scripts. Provided you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it needs a particular module to function efficiently, we will have it because our library contains both popular modules and less popular ones. You are able to find the path to the modules that you should use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel.