Perl is a very popular scripting language that's regarded as being one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it's used to generate a variety of web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is its compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a specific task that can be included in a script by calling them i.e. you'll be able to write a single line inside your script to get an entire module executed, rather than having the whole program code that's already included in the module anyway. Because Perl can be used with numerous other programming languages and it comes with a lot of options based on what a specific app can do, it is used by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting

Perl is available with all shared website hosting services that we provide and you can execute any .pl file that you upload inside your account using the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. The latter will allow you to create an Internet site with all of the functions that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP does not offer. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages feature numerous Perl modules that you are able to employ and you can see a full list in your website hosting account as well as the path that you need to include in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you'd like to execute a Perl/CGI script through a cron job but your package doesn't offer this option, you're able to add as many cron jobs as you need through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the website hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all our servers, so when you aquire a semi-dedicated server account through us, you will be able to use any tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save you time and effort, we have also set up several thousand modules that you're able to use. You will be able to see the path to the library inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and include any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, need certain modules, in order to work properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two ways - manually, when a website visitor does a particular action on your website, or automatically, if you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you will be able to select the interval according to what your script will do and how often you would like it to run - once every minute, hour, day, etcetera.