Perl is a sought-after scripting language which is regarded as one of the most useful languages on the web. It is feature-rich and it is used to create a variety of web-based applications and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the web is its compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a certain process which can be integrated into a script by simply calling them i.e. you can write only one line inside your script to have a module executed, instead of having the whole program code which is already included in the module anyway. Since Perl is compatible with many other languages and it features a lot of options based on what a particular app can do, it is employed by a number 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 applications created in Perl with all our Linux shared website hosting as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules present on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform so as to make sure that all of the dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your website, or automatically through a cron job which will run a certain file regularly. If the package which you've purchased doesn't come with cron jobs included, you can easily include as many as you would like through the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file features the needed executable permissions. With our shared plans, you will be able to build a site with as many functions and features as you like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Perl is supported on all of our servers, so in case you get a semi-dedicated server account from us, you can use any tailor-made or ready-made CGI script or other Perl-based web app without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we've also added several thousand modules which you will be able to employ. You will be able to see the path to the library in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel and add any module within your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, will need particular modules, to operate properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, is possible in two ways - manually, in case a website visitor performs a specific action on your site, or automatically, when you set up a cron job through your account. In the second case, you can choose the interval depending on what your script will do and how often you would like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etc.