Perl is a very popular scripting language that is considered to be one of the most practical languages on the Internet. It is feature-rich and it is used to set up multiple web-based applications and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages out there is its support for modules - sets of commands for a certain job that can be included in a script just by calling them which means that you can write only one line within your script to get a whole module executed, rather than having the whole code which is already included in the module anyway. Since Perl supports numerous other languages and it features a lot of functions depending on what a particular app can do, it is employed by numerous popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting
You will be able to use CGI scripts and apps created in Perl with all our Linux cloud packages because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules installed on our custom cloud website hosting platform so as to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script are there every time you need them. You will be able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your website, or automatically by using a cron job which will run a certain file regularly. If the plan that you've ordered doesn't come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you would like through the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file is provided with the needed executable permissions. With our shared packages, 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 sites or some other Perl-based application for that matter, you won't experience any sort of problems in case you use a semi-dedicated server account from us. Thousands of Perl modules are set up on our machines and you can call them by adding the path that you can find in your Control Panel into the script that you've selected. Any time you download some app from a third-party site, for example, you can rest assured that you will be able to use it whatever the modules it requires to function. As long as your .pl files include the proper UNIX permissions to be executable, you'll be able to choose whether a certain script will be run manually by a visitor doing something on your site, or automatically by setting up a cron job inside your account. With the second option, your script can be run every day, hour or minute in accordance with your preference.