Perl is a widely used computer language, which is employed to set up various web apps and CGI scripts. A lot of programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages available as it supports the usage of modules - small parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines which are used to perform a certain task. The modules will save you a lot of time and they will contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites as you are able to add only 1 line of program code to call a particular module rather than using all of the program code for the process within your script. Perl is a versatile programming language primarily used for scripts, but it's been employed to create a lot of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic sites for example IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

In case you get a cloud plan through us, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without any problems since we have numerous modules installed on the cloud hosting platform where the shared accounts are created. With each plan, you'll be provided with access to more than 3000 modules which you will be able to use in your scripts and you'll find the entire list within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well as the path that you need to use in order to be able to access them. When you use any script which you've downloaded from some third-party website, you can rest assured that it will function perfectly regardless of what modules it requires for that. Any kind of .pl script can be executed manually or you'll be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a certain time interval. If your web hosting plan does not come with cron jobs, you'll be able to add this option with a couple of clicks within the Upgrades section of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of the semi-dedicated servers that we offer are capable of running CGI scripts or various other applications written in Perl and considering that cron jobs are a part of all of our plans, you can select if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. In addition, you can use a vast library of over 3000 modules that are already set up on our servers and use their functionality so as to save your time when you create your scripts. In case you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a particular module so as to function efficiently, we'll have it as our library features both widely used modules and less popular ones. You're able to find the path to the modules which you have to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.