Perl is a widespread scripting language which is considered to be one of the most useful languages in the online world. It is 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 other languages on the web is the compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a particular process that can be included in a script by simply calling them which means that you're able to write a single line within your script to have a module executed, rather than having the whole program code that's already included in the module anyway. Since Perl can be used with numerous other programming languages and it provides a lot of functions based on what a given app can do, it is employed by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.
Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting
You'll be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with any of our shared hosting plans as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform in order to make sure that all dependencies for a custom-made or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You can run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually through your site, or automatically through a cron job which will run a specific file on regular intervals. If the plan which you have ordered doesn't come with cron jobs included, you are able to add as many as you need from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You also have to make sure that the script file features the right executable permissions. With our shared plans, you are able to create a site with as many functions and features as you'd like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to use every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with any of the semi-dedicated plans that we provide as Perl is supported on all our servers. You will be able to make any .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it from the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on your website, or automatically through a cron job which you can create inside your account. Provided you choose to employ a script that you've found online and it requires certain modules to to be available on your server, you're able to benefit from our rich library that features over 3000 modules. This way, you can rest assured that any kind of Perl application that you generate or find on the worldwide web will work flawlessly on our end.