Perl is a very popular scripting language which is regarded as one of the most practical languages on the Internet. It is feature-rich and it's used to create a number of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the internet is its support for modules - sets of commands for a certain job which can be integrated into a script just by calling them which means that you're able to write just a single line in your script to get a whole module executed, instead of having the whole program code that is already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl supports various other languages and it provides a lot of functions depending on what a given application can do, it's used by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Website Hosting

Perl is available with all the Linux website hosting packages that we offer and you will be able to execute any kind of .pl file which you upload in your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. The latter will help you make a website with all the functions that you would like your visitors to have, but PHP does not supply. You're able to execute a script either manually or automatically through a cron job. Our plans come with numerous Perl modules which you're able to use and you'll see a full list in your hosting account as well as the path which you should use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job but your plan does not offer this feature, you are able to add as many cron jobs as you require from the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your hosting Control Panel.