Perl is a well-liked scripting language which is regarded as one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it is used to set up various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages out there is its support for modules - sets of commands for a certain task which can be included in a script by simply calling them which means that you're able to write a single line in your script to get a module executed, instead of having the entire program code that's already included in the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with numerous other languages and it features a lot of options depending on what a specific app can do, it is used by numerous renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

Since Perl is installed on our cloud web hosting platform, you will be able to run Perl/CGI scripts with all of our hosting packages without any difficulties. You may also do this automatically via a cron job if your package includes this option. If not, you are able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are present on our servers and you'll be able to use them with your scripts. The entire list is available inside the Control Panel and if you want to use any module, you only have to add the path to our module library within your script. If third-party scripts which you would like to include in your site demand a certain module, for example, you don't need to worry if they will function efficiently or not. In this way, you're able to create a dynamic site and supply numerous different options to your site visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you obtain a semi-dedicated server account through our company, you are able to use any custom or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we've also included several thousand modules that you're able to employ. You can see the path to the library in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, require particular modules, to operate properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two ways - manually, when a website visitor performs a specific action on your website, or automatically, when you create a cron job from your account. In the second case, you can choose the interval depending on what your script will do and how often you would like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etc.