Perl is a well-liked scripting language that is regarded as being one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it is used to generate various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages on the web is its compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a specific process that can be integrated into a script just by calling them which means that you are able to write just one line in your script to have a module executed, rather than having the whole program code that is already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl supports various other languages and it features a lot of functions based on what a particular application can do, it is used by lots of famous companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

In case you get a cloud website hosting through us, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem because we have plenty of modules on the cloud hosting platform where the shared accounts are set up. With each and every plan, you'll be provided with access to over 3000 modules which you're able to use in your scripts and you can find the full list in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel along with the path which you have to use so as to be able to access them. In case you use any script that you've downloaded from a third-party site, you can rest assured that it'll run properly whatever the modules it needs for that. Any kind of .pl script can be executed manually or you will be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a pre-set time interval. In case your web hosting package does not include cron jobs, you'll be able to include this attribute with a few clicks within the Upgrades section of your Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all our servers, so if you aquire a semi-dedicated server account through us, you will be able to use any kind of custom-made or ready-made CGI script or other Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save you time and efforts, we've also included several thousand modules which you can employ. You can see the path to the library in the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and include any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, need certain modules, so as to operate effectively. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be achieved in two ways - manually, if a visitor does a specific action on your website, or automatically, if you create a cron job through your account. In the second case, you're able to choose the interval depending on what the script will do and how often you want it to run - once every day, hour, minute, etc.