Perl is a well-known computer language, that is employed to set up various web applications and CGI scripts. Many programmers consider it to be one of the most practical programming languages available as it supports the usage of modules - compact parts of program code with pre-defined subroutines that are designed to perform a particular task. The modules will save you a lot of time and they can contribute to the rapid loading speed of your websites because you can add just a single line of code to call a specific module instead of using all of the program code for the task within your script. Perl is a versatile language most often used for scripts, but it has been used to generate a lot of popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also used on high-traffic websites like IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many more.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

Since Perl is installed on our cloud website hosting platform, you'll be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with all of our shared hosting packages without any difficulties. You can also do this automatically by using a cron job when your package includes this option. If not, you're able to include cron jobs from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules can be found on our servers and you will be able to use all of them with your scripts. A complete list can be found in the Control Panel and if you'd like to use any module, you simply have to include the path to our module library within your script. In case third-party scripts which you want to include in your site require a particular module, for instance, you won't have to worry whether they will operate effectively or not. This way, you're able to create a dynamic Internet site and offer countless functions to your website visitors.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so when you get a semi-dedicated server account through our company, you can use any kind of tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or another Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save your time and efforts, we've also included several thousand modules which you can use. You can see the path to the library inside the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and include any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, will need particular modules, so that they can function properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two ways - manually, if a visitor does a specific action on your website, or automatically, when you set up a cron job from your account. In the second case, you'll be able to select the interval based on what your script will do and how often you want it to run - once a minute, hour, day, etcetera.