Perl is a very popular scripting language which is considered to be one of the most practical languages on the web. It's feature-rich and it's used to create multiple web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is the compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a specific task that can be included in a script just by calling them which means that you can write a single line in your script to have a module executed, instead of having the whole code that's already a part of the module anyway. As Perl is compatible with various other languages and it features a lot of options based on what a specific app can do, it's used by numerous famous companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.
Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting
Perl is available with all the shared website hosting that we offer and you can execute any .pl file which you upload in your account using the File Manager of the Control Panel or an FTP software. The aforementioned will allow you to make a website with all the characteristics that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP does not offer. You will be able to execute a script either manually or automatically with a cron job. Our plans come with thousands of Perl modules that you can use and you'll see the complete list in your hosting account along with the path which you have to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you want to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job however your package does not offer this option, you can add as many cron jobs as you require through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
All the semi-dedicated servers that we supply are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications developed in Perl and considering the fact that cron jobs are included in all of our packages, you are able to decide if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. Also, you can benefit from a huge library of over 3000 modules which are already set up on our servers and use their features so as to save time when you create your scripts. Provided you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a specific module in order to function effectively, we will have it because our library contains both widespread modules and less popular ones. You're able to view the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel.