Perl is a very popular scripting language which is regarded as one of the most useful languages on the web. It's feature-rich and it's used to create multiple web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages on the market is the compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a certain process that can be included in a script just by calling them i.e. you'll be able to write just one line in your script to get a whole module executed, instead of having the whole program code that's already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with numerous other programming languages and it features a lot of options based on what a particular app can do, it's used by numerous renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etcetera.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

Perl is provided with all the Linux cloud hosting that we provide and you can execute any type of .pl file that you upload in your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. The aforementioned will help you build a website with all the options that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP cannot supply. You'll be able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans come with numerous Perl modules which you can employ and you will see the complete list in your hosting account in addition to the path that you need to include in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. If you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job but your plan does not offer this option, you will be able to include as many cron jobs as you need from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications written in Perl and since cron jobs are part of all our packages, you will be able to pick if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. In addition, you can take advantage of a large library of more than 3000 modules which are already installed on our servers and use their features so as to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a particular module so as to work effectively, we will have it since our library features both widely used modules and less popular ones. You're able to find the path to the modules which you should use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.