Perl is a very popular scripting language that is regarded as one of the most practical languages in the online world. It's feature-rich and it's used to create a number of web-based applications and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is the compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a certain process which can be included in a script just by calling them which means that you are able to write just a single line within your script to have a module executed, instead of having the entire code that is already included in the module anyway. As Perl is compatible with many other programming languages and it features a lot of functions based on what a particular app can do, it's employed by many renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

You will be able to use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux cloud website hosting plans because we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our tailor-made cloud hosting platform so as to make sure that all the dependencies for a custom-made or a ready-made script will be there every time you need them. You will be able to execute a .pl file in two ways - either manually via your site, or automatically by using a cron job that will run a particular file on regular intervals. If the package that you have bought doesn't come with cron jobs included, you will be able to add as many as you would like from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to make sure that the script file features the needed executable permissions. When you use our shared packages, you are able to create a site with as many functions and features as you'd like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers

All of the Linux semi-dedicated servers that we provide are capable of running CGI scripts or any other applications developed in Perl and considering that cron jobs are featured in all packages, you are able to decide if a given script will be executed manually or automatically on a regular interval of time. What's more, you can benefit from a vast library of over 3000 modules which are already installed on our servers and use their functionality in order to save time when you write your scripts. In case you use some third-party Perl script, you can also be sure that if it requires a particular module so as to function effectively, we will have it as our library includes both widely used modules and less popular ones. You will be able to view the path to the modules that you need to use in our scripts in the Server Information drop-down menu of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel.