Perl is a sought-after scripting language that's regarded as being one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it is used to create a number of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is its support for modules - groups of commands for a certain process which can be integrated into a script by calling them which means that you'll be able to write just one line in your script to get a module executed, instead of having the whole program code that's already a part of the module anyway. As Perl can be used with various other languages and it features a lot of functions depending on what a specific application can do, it is used by a number of popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Hosting

If you purchase a hosting plan through our company, you will be able to run Perl/CGI scripts without any problems since we have a large number of modules present on the cloud platform where all the shared accounts are generated. With each and every plan, you'll get access to over 3000 modules which you'll be able to use in your scripts and you will find a full list within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well as the path which you have to use to gain access to them. In case you use any script which you've downloaded from a third-party website, you can be sure that it will run correctly regardless of what modules it needs for that. Any kind of .pl script can be executed manually or you'll be able to set up a cron job to do this automatically at a certain time interval. In case your web hosting package doesn't include cron jobs, you're able to add this option with a couple of clicks in the Upgrades area of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you want to include CGI scripts on your websites or another Perl-based app for that matter, you won't encounter any problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you are able to call them by including the path that you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. Any time you download some application from a third-party website, for instance, you can be sure that you will be able to work with it whatever the modules it requires to function. As long as your .pl files have the appropriate UNIX permissions to ensure they are executable, you are able to choose whether a certain script will be run manually by a guest doing something on your website, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. Using the second option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day in accordance with your preference.