Perl is a sought-after scripting language that is regarded as being one of the most useful programming languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it's used to create various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the alternative languages on the web is the support for modules - groups of commands for a specific process which can be included in a script by simply calling them i.e. you are able to write a single line inside your script to get a module executed, instead of having the whole code which is already a part of the module anyway. Since Perl supports numerous other languages and it provides a lot of functions based on what a given app can do, it is employed by a number of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and many others.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting
You can use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux cloud hosting as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud hosting platform so as to ensure that all of the dependencies for a custom or a ready-made script will be there when you need them. You're able to execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your website, or automatically by using a cron job that will run a certain file regularly. In the event that the package which you have acquired doesn't come with cron jobs included, you can easily add as many as you need from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You also have to make sure that the script file features the proper executable permissions. With our shared plans, you can build a site with as many functions and features as you would like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All the semi-dedicated hosting packages that we supply are capable of running CGI scripts or all other applications created in Perl and due to the fact that cron jobs are featured in all our plans, you can select if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. What's more, you can take advantage of 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 the event that you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires a specific module in order to operate properly, we'll have it because our library contains both widely used modules and less popular ones. You're able to see the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts under the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel.