Perl is a well-liked scripting language that is that is used to create different web-oriented applications, which includes CGI scripts. One of the features which differentiate it from other programming languages is the usage of modules - parts of Perl code which complete predefined tasks and they're commonly accepted. Basically, instead of generating custom program code to make something or pasting tens and hundreds of lines of code inside your script, you can "call" some module that already exists for this particular process and use just a couple of lines of code. Due to this fact, your script shall be executed more quickly because it is much smaller. Employing modules will additionally make the script much easier to modify as you'll need to browse through much less program code. In case you wish to use Perl on your site, you have to ensure that the mandatory modules are present on the server.
Over 3400 Perl Modules in Shared Hosting
All our Linux shared hosting packages come with more than 3400 Perl modules that you'll be able to work with as a part of your CGI scripts or web-based apps. They contain both widely used and less popular ones, to provide you with different options in terms of what functionality you will be able to add to your sites. A couple of examples are Apache::SOAP, CGI::Session, GD, Image::Magick, URI, LWP and many, many more. The complete list can be found in the Server Information area of our in-house built Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which is provided with all shared accounts. In the same location, you will see the Perl version which we have and the path to the modules that you'll need to use inside your scripts in order to call a specific module from the library.