Perl is a popular scripting language that is regarded as one of the most practical languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it is used to set up a number of web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the alternative languages on the market is its support for modules - groups of commands for a particular task that can be integrated into a script just by calling them which means that you're able to write a single line within your script to get a module executed, instead of having the whole program code which is already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl is compatible with a lot of other programming languages and it comes with a lot of functions depending on what a specific app can do, it is employed by lots of renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

You can use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux cloud website hosting as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules present on our custom cloud website hosting platform in order to ensure that all of the dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script are there when you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your site, or automatically by using a cron job that will run a certain file on regular intervals. In the event that the package that you've acquired does not come with cron jobs included, you are able to include as many as you want from the Upgrades menu inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file has the right executable permissions. Using our shared plans, you'll be able to create a site with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you want to include CGI scripts on your websites or any other Perl-based app for that matter, you won't experience any sort of problems in the event that you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you will be able to call them by including the path that you will find in your Control Panel into the script that you use. If you download some application from a third-party website, for instance, you can be sure that you'll be able to work with it no matter what modules it needs to function. Provided that your .pl files include the appropriate UNIX permissions to make them executable, you're able to choose whether a specific script will be executed manually by a visitor doing something on your site, or automatically by creating a cron job inside your account. When you use the latter option, your script can be run every minute, hour or day depending on your preference.