Perl is a well-liked scripting language which is regarded as being one of the most useful languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it is used to set up a number of web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages out there is the support for modules - sets of commands for a certain job which can be included in a script just by calling them i.e. you can write a single line within your script to have an entire module executed, instead of having the entire program code that's already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl supports numerous other programming languages and it features a lot of functions depending on what a particular app can do, it's employed by lots of popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etcetera.

Perl Scripting in Web Hosting

You're able to use CGI scripts and apps created in Perl with all of our Linux web hosting as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom cloud hosting platform in order to ensure that all the dependencies for a tailor-made or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You are able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually through your site, or automatically through a cron job that will run a specific file on regular intervals. In the event that the package that you have ordered doesn't come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you want through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to ensure that the script file has the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you can create a website with as many functions and features as you would like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we offer can run CGI scripts or various other applications written in Perl and since cron jobs are featured in all plans, you'll be able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. What is more, you can use a large library of more than 3000 modules that are already set up on our servers and use their features in order to save time when you create your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it needs a certain module in order to run efficiently, we will have it since our library contains both popular modules and less popular ones. You'll be able to view the path to the modules which you need to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.