Perl is a very popular scripting language that's regarded as one of the most practical programming languages on the web. It is feature-rich and it's used to set up multiple web-based applications and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the market is the support for modules - groups of commands for a certain job that can be included in a script by calling them i.e. you'll be able to write just one line in your script to have a module executed, instead of having the entire code that's already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl is compatible with a lot of other languages and it provides a lot of options based on what a particular app can do, it is used by numerous famous companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.

Perl Scripting in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux shared hosting as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules installed on our tailor-made cloud website hosting platform to make sure that all the dependencies for a custom or a pre-made script will be there when you need them. You'll be able to run a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your website, or automatically by using a cron job which will run a particular file regularly. If the plan that you've bought does not come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you need through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. Also, you have to make sure that the script file features the proper executable permissions. When you use our shared plans, you're able to build a website with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are able to take advantage of every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we supply as Perl is supported on all our servers. You are able to make every .pl file executable by setting the correct UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically by a cron job that you can set up inside your account. Provided you choose to use a script that you have found online and it requires particular modules to to be available on your server, you can take advantage of our vast library which features over 3000 modules. This way, you can be sure that any Perl application that you generate or find on the Internet will function perfectly on our end.