Perl is a widely used scripting language that is regarded as being one of the most useful languages on the Internet. It's feature-rich and it's used to set up various web-based applications and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the market is the support for modules - sets of commands for a certain task that can be included in a script by simply calling them i.e. you'll be able to write only one line inside your script to get a whole module executed, rather than having the entire program code which is already included in the module anyway. Because Perl can be used with a lot of other programming languages and it features a lot of functions based on what a specific app can do, it is employed by many well-known companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etcetera.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting
You'll be able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all our Linux cloud hosting packages as we have a rich library more than 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud hosting platform so as to make sure that all of the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script will be there every time you need them. You are able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually from your site, or automatically via a cron job which will run a particular file on regular intervals. In the event that the package which you've picked does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you want from the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. You also need to ensure that the script file has the right executable permissions. Using our shared packages, you can build a website with as many functions and features as you would like.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All of the Linux semi-dedicated packages that we provide are capable of running CGI scripts or various other applications written in Perl and due to the fact that cron jobs are featured in all packages, you will be able to select if a certain script will be executed manually or automatically on regular basis. Also, you can use a vast library of over 3000 modules which are already set up on our servers and use their functionality to save time when you create your scripts. In case you use a third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that in case it requires a certain module in order to operate effectively, we'll have it since our library includes both widespread modules and less popular ones. You are able to see the path to the modules which you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel.