Perl is a well-liked scripting language that is which is used to create various web-oriented applications, which includes CGI scripts. Among the characteristics that differentiate it from alternative programming languages is the employment of modules - parts of Perl code that complete predefined tasks and they are universally accepted. Basically, instead of creating custom code to perform something or pasting tens and hundreds of lines of code inside your script, you'll be able to "call" a module which already exists for this particular process and use just a couple of lines of code. Due to this, your script shall be executed faster because it is smaller. Employing modules will also make a script much easier to modify due to the fact that you will need to browse through a smaller amount of program code. In case you wish to use Perl on your site, you should ensure that the needed modules are present on the server.

Over 3400 Perl Modules in Cloud Web Hosting

Our cloud web hosting include over 3400 Perl modules which you will be able to benefit from as part of your CGI scripts or web-based applications. They include both widespread and less popular ones, so as to provide you with different options with regard to what functions you can add to your sites. Several examples are Apache::SOAP, CGI::Session, GD, Image::Magick, URI, LWP and a lot more. The complete list can be found in the Server Information section of our tailor-made Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with all the shared accounts. In the same location, you will find the Perl version which we have along with the path to the modules that you will have to use in your scripts to call a certain module from the library.

Over 3400 Perl Modules in Semi-dedicated Hosting

With more than 3400 Perl modules pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform, you're able to run almost any script application written in this programming language without any problems regardless of the semi-dedicated server plan that you choose. The aforementioned applies for both pre-made applications that you discover online and for in-house built ones that you write. We offer such a large number of modules for a couple of reasons - first of all, to provide you with a selection in respect to what kind of characteristics you can add to your apps and websites and secondly, to guarantee that in case you wish to employ a ready script, it will run appropriately whatever the modules it needs. That's why, many of the modules in our library are very popular whereas others are employed very rarely. You'll see a list of all of the modules inside your web hosting Control Panel together with the access path that your scripts need so as to use these modules.