Perl is a popular scripting language which is regarded as being one of the most useful languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it's used to set up a variety of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages on the market is its compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a specific task that can be integrated into a script by simply calling them i.e. you'll be able to write just one line in your script to get a module executed, rather than having the entire code that's already included in the module anyway. Since Perl can be used with a lot of other programming languages and it provides a lot of options based on what a particular application can do, it is used by lots of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.
Perl Scripting in Web Hosting
You will be able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all our web hosting as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules present on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform in order to make sure that all of the dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script are there every time you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your website, or automatically via a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. In case the package which you've acquired does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you want from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to ensure that the script file has the needed executable permissions. With our shared plans, you'll be able to create a site with as many functions and features as you'd like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You're able to take advantage of every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with any of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we offer as Perl is supported on all our servers. You are able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the correct UNIX permissions for it in the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and based on the actual script, it can be run manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically via a cron job that you can set up in your account. If you choose to use a script that you have found online and it needs specific modules to to exist on the server, you'll be able to take advantage of our rich library which features more than 3000 modules. In this way, you can rest assured that any Perl app that you write or find on the web will function flawlessly on our end.