Perl is a widespread scripting language that's regarded as being one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it is used to set up multiple web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is its support for modules - sets of commands for a certain process that can be included in a script by simply calling them i.e. you are able to write just one line in your script to have an entire module executed, rather than having the whole program code that is already included in the module anyway. Because Perl is compatible with numerous other programming languages and it comes with a lot of functions depending on what a particular app can do, it's employed by lots of well-known companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.
Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting
You will be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with all our shared website hosting as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules on our custom cloud website hosting platform so as to ensure that all of the dependencies for a custom or a ready-made script are there whenever you need them. You can run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your website, or automatically by using a cron job that will run a specific file regularly. If the plan that you've ordered doesn't come with cron jobs included, you are able to add as many as you would like from the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You also need to make sure that the script file is provided with the needed executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you are able to create a website with as many functions and features as you'd like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
All of the Linux semi-dedicated servers that we provide are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications created in Perl and since cron jobs are featured in all the packages, you're able to decide if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. What is more, you can benefit from a vast library of more than 3000 modules that are already installed on our servers and use their functions so as to save your time when you write your scripts. In the event that you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a particular module so as to function properly, we will have it since our library includes both widely used modules and less popular ones. You are able to view the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.