Perl is a very popular scripting language that is regarded as being one of the most practical languages on the web. It is feature-rich and it's used to create various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages on the market is the support for modules - groups of commands for a certain process which can be included in a script by simply calling them which means that you are able to write just a single line within your script to get a whole module executed, rather than having the whole code which is already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl is compatible with a lot of other languages and it comes with a lot of options depending on what a particular application can do, it's used by many renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting

You are able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all our cloud hosting as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud hosting platform in order to make sure that all of the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script will be there whenever you need them. You will be able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually from your website, or automatically through a cron job that will run a specific file regularly. If the plan which you've picked doesn't come with cron jobs included, you're able to include as many as you want through the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file features the needed executable permissions. Using our shared plans, you are able to create a website with as many functions and features as you'd like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to use any kind of Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we offer as Perl is supported on all our servers. You are 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 may be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on your website, or automatically via a cron job that you can set up in your account. Provided you choose to use a script which you have found online and it requires certain modules to to be available on the server, you can take full advantage of our vast library that features more than 3000 modules. In this way, you can rest assured that every Perl application that you make or find on the worldwide web will function properly on our end.