Perl is a very popular scripting language which is regarded as being one of the most practical programming languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it is used to set up multiple web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is its compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a particular process which can be included in a script by simply calling them i.e. you're able to write just a single line inside your script to have a whole module executed, rather than having the whole code that's already included in the module anyway. Since Perl can be used with many other programming languages and it provides a lot of options based on what a specific application can do, it is employed by a number of popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.
Perl Scripting in Web Hosting
Since Perl is set up on our cloud website hosting platform, you'll be able to execute Perl/CGI scripts with any of our web hosting plans without any difficulties. You may even do this automatically through a cron job when your plan has this attribute. If not, you will be able to include cron jobs from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Over 3000 Perl modules are present on our servers and you'll be able to use all of them with your scripts. The full list is available in the Control Panel and if you'd like to use any module, you only have to include the path to our module library in your script. In case third-party scripts that you would like to add to your site require a specific module, for example, you don't have to worry if they will function effectively or not. This way, you will be able to make a dynamic website and offer countless functions to your targeted visitors.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to work with every Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with any of the semi-dedicated servers that we provide as Perl is supported on our servers. You're able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the right UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and based on the actual script, it may be run manually as a result of some action the client performs on the website, or automatically via a cron job which you can create in your account. In case you choose to employ a script that you have found online and it requires particular modules to to be available on your server, you can benefit from our vast library that features over 3000 modules. This way, you can rest assured that any type of Perl app that you create or find on the worldwide web will work properly on our end.