Perl is a very popular computer language, that is used to make various web apps and CGI scripts. Many programmers believe that it is one of the most efficient languages out there as it supports the usage of modules - small pieces of code with pre-defined subroutines which are employed to execute a particular task. The modules will save you a lot of time and they can contribute to the quick speed of your websites because you are able to include just one line of program code to call a given module instead of using all the program code for the process within your script. Perl is a multi-functional language primarily used for scripts, but it's been employed to create numerous popular pieces of web software as well, for instance cPanel, BugZilla and Movable Type. It's also employed on high-traffic websites for instance IMDB, Craigslist, Ticketmaster and many others.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is available with all Linux website hosting plans that we offer and you will be able to execute any type of .pl file which you upload in your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The latter will help you make an Internet site with all the features that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP can't provide. You'll be able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our plans come with thousands of Perl modules that you can employ and you will see a full list in your hosting account in addition to the path which you should include in your scripts, to be able to access these modules. In case you want to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job yet your package doesn't offer this feature, you can add as many cron jobs as you need via the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the web hosting Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of the Linux semi-dedicated plans that we supply are capable of running CGI scripts or all other applications written in Perl and considering the fact that cron jobs are part of all the plans, you can select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. What is more, you can take advantage of a huge library of more than 3000 modules which are already set up on our servers and use their features so as to save time when you create your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires some module in order to run properly, we will have it because our library contains both popular modules and less popular ones. You can find the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.