Perl is a well-liked scripting language that's regarded as one of the most practical programming languages on the web. It's feature-rich and it is used to generate multiple web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages on the internet is the support for modules - sets of commands for a particular process which can be included in a script by calling them i.e. you can write only one line inside your script to get a whole module executed, instead of having the whole program code that is already included in the module anyway. Since Perl supports many other languages and it provides a lot of options depending on what a given application can do, it is employed by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with any of our Linux cloud hosting because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our custom-made cloud hosting platform in order to make sure that all the dependencies for a custom or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You are able to execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your site, or automatically via a cron job that will run a specific file on regular intervals. In case the plan which you have bought doesn't come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to add as many as you need from the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. You also need to make sure that the script file has the needed executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you'll be able to build a website with as many functions and features as you would like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are able to use any Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all of the semi-dedicated hosting that we supply as Perl is supported on all our servers. You will be able to make each .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it from your Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on the site, or automatically by a cron job which you can set up in your account. If you choose to employ a script which you have found online and it needs certain modules to to be available on the server, you can reap the benefits of our vast library that features more than 3000 modules. Thus, you can be sure that any Perl app that you generate or find on the worldwide web will function flawlessly on our end.