Perl Hosting

Perl hosting supports web apps built in Perl — a versatile programming language with a long track record in web development, system admin, and text processing. While less popular than PHP or Python for new projects, Perl still matters for maintaining existing apps and running CGI scripts.

Hosting with Perl support usually includes: a preinstalled Perl interpreter, mod_perl or CGI support, access to CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) for modules, support for frameworks like Dancer, Mojolicious, or Catalyst, plus SSH access.

Perl hosting is for: teams maintaining legacy Perl apps, projects that rely on CGI scripts, developers working with modern Perl frameworks, and sysadmins using Perl for automation.

When picking a Provider, check: the available Perl version, whether CPAN module installs are allowed, mod_perl support (faster than CGI), SSH access and cron jobs, and MySQL/PostgreSQL database compatibility. Most Linux hosting plans include Perl by default, but the level of support and configuration varies a lot between providers.