Perl is a powerful programming language which is commonly used for generating CGI scripts and also various kinds of web-based applications. One of its key pros is that it supports modules - ready-made batches of code which are employed to execute numerous tasks and to enhance the functionality of a given script without clogging it with unneeded lines of code. This means that, if five processess have to be performed, you're able to use five lines of code in order to call each one of the modules instead of adding a large number of lines used to create the actual modules within your script. Perl is very useful and it can be used for a variety of purposes, that's why a lot of corporations have included it in their web products or on their resource-demanding websites - cPanel, IMDB, Craigslist, BugZilla, BBC and a lot more. It is ordinarily used in addition to other programming languages for instance PHP or Python.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

Since Perl is set up on our cloud web hosting platform, you're able to run Perl/CGI scripts with any of our web hosting packages without any difficulties. You may even do this automatically by using a cron job if your plan includes this feature. If not, you're able to add cron jobs from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are accessible on our servers and you'll be able to use them with your scripts. The entire list can be found in the Control Panel and when you want to use any module, you only have to add the path to our module library in your script. When third-party scripts which you want to add to your website ask for a certain module, for instance, you will not have to worry whether they will work effectively or not. This way, you're able to create a dynamic website and supply various characteristics to your visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can work with any Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we offer as Perl is supported on our servers. You can make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the correct UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on your site, or automatically via a cron job which you can create inside your account. In case you want to employ a script which you have found online and it requires certain modules to be present on the server, you are able to benefit from our rich library which includes more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that any Perl app that you write or find on the worldwide web will function flawlessly on our end.