Perl is a well-liked scripting language that is which is used to make various web-oriented applications, which includes CGI scripts. Among the features that distinguish it from many other languages is the usage of modules - parts of Perl code that complete predefined jobs and they are universally accepted. Basically, rather than creating custom code to do something or pasting tens and hundreds of lines of program code in your script, you will be able to "call" some module that already exists for this specific task and use only a few lines of program code. In consequence, your script will be executed much more quickly because it will be much smaller. Using modules will, in addition make the script easier to change considering that you will need to browse through much less code. If you'd like to use Perl on your site, you need to make sure that the required modules are present on the server.

Over 3400 Perl Modules in Website Hosting

All our website hosting feature more than 3400 Perl modules which you will be able to benefit from as a part of your CGI scripts or web-based applications. They contain both popular and less popular ones, so as to offer you a choice in terms of what capabilities you'll be able to add to your sites. A couple of 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 area of our custom Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, that is featured with all shared accounts. In the same location, you will find the Perl version that we have as well as the path to the modules that you'll have to use inside your scripts in order to call a given module from our library.

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In case you want to use a Perl-based web app or CGI script, it shall be possible to use 3400+ different modules that can be found on our cloud hosting platform and are a part of each semi-dedicated server which we offer. You shall be able to see the whole list anytime using your Hepsia CP together with the folder path needed for your scripts to access the modules. We recognize the fact that some third-party applications could need modules that aren't popular to operate efficiently, hence the large selection we've installed on our end. URI, LWP, DBD::mysql and Image::Magick are some of the modules that you will be able to use with your Perl apps regardless of the package you pick.