Perl is a sought-after scripting language which is considered to be one of the most useful programming languages on the Internet. It's feature-rich and it's used to generate multiple web-based applications and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages out there is the support for modules - sets of commands for a specific job which can be included in a script by calling them which means that you can write only one line inside your script to get a whole module executed, instead of having the entire code that's already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with a lot of other programming languages and it provides a lot of options based on what a given app can do, it is used by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etcetera.

Perl Scripting in Shared Web Hosting

In case you obtain a shared web hosting from us, you are able to execute Perl/CGI scripts without a problem because we have a lot of modules on the cloud hosting platform where the shared accounts are set up. With each plan, you'll have access to more than 3000 modules that you will be able to employ in your scripts and you'll find the complete list inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel along with the path which you need to use to gain access to them. In case you use any kind of script that you have downloaded from a third-party website, you can rest assured that it will function perfectly 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. If your web hosting package doesn't come with cron jobs, you'll be able to include this feature with just a few clicks inside the Upgrades section of the Control Panel.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

Perl is supported on all of our servers, so in case you get a semi-dedicated server account through us, you can use any custom-made or ready-made CGI script or another Perl-based web app without difficulty. To save you time and effort, we have also added several thousand modules that you will be able to employ. You can see the path to the library in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for instance, will need certain modules, to operate properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, is possible in two separate ways - manually, in case a website visitor performs a certain action on your website, or automatically, if you set up a cron job through your account. In the second case, you are able to choose the interval based on what your script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etcetera.