Perl is a sought-after scripting language that's considered to be one of the most useful languages on the Internet. It's feature-rich and it's used to create multiple web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is its support for modules - sets of commands for a specific job which can be integrated into a script just by calling them i.e. you are able to write only one line inside your script to have a module executed, instead of having the entire program code that's already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl can be used with numerous other programming languages and it provides a lot of options depending on what a specific application can do, it's used by many popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Web Hosting

Perl is provided with all the cloud web hosting plans that we provide and you are able to execute any type of .pl file that you upload inside your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. This will help you make a website with all the functions that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP cannot supply. You will be able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our packages feature numerous Perl modules that you're able to employ and you will see the full list in your hosting account in addition to the path which you have to use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job yet your plan does not offer this option, you are able to add as many cron jobs as you need through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all our servers, so in case you get a semi-dedicated server account through us, you are able to use any custom-made or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save your time and efforts, we have also set up several thousand modules which you can take advantage of. You will be able to see the path to the library inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and include any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, will need certain modules, so that they can operate effectively. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two separate ways - manually, when a visitor performs a specific action on your website, or automatically, if you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you will be able to choose the interval according to what the script will do and how often you would like it to run - once every day, hour, minute, etcetera.