Perl is a widespread scripting language that's regarded as one of the most useful languages on the Internet. It is feature-rich and it's used to set up a variety of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is the compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a certain task that can be integrated into a script just by calling them i.e. you are able to write only one line in your script to get a whole module executed, instead of having the entire program code that's already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl supports numerous other programming languages and it comes with a lot of functions based on what a given application can do, it is employed by a number of well-known companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

As Perl is installed on our cloud web hosting platform, you can run Perl/CGI scripts with any of our cloud website hosting plans without any difficulties. You may also do this automatically by using a cron job if your package has this option. If not, you are able to include cron jobs through the Upgrades area of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. More than 3000 Perl modules are available on our servers and you can use all of them with your scripts. A complete list is available inside the Control Panel and if you want to use any module, you just have to add the path to our module library within your script. In case third-party scripts that you need to add to your website demand a specific module, for example, you won't have to worry if they will work effectively or not. In this way, you are able to make a dynamic website and provide a huge selection of characteristics to your visitors.