Perl is a popular scripting language which is considered to be one of the most practical programming languages on the web. It is feature-rich and it's used to create various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the alternative languages out there is the support for modules - sets of commands for a certain task which can be included in a script by calling them i.e. you'll be able to write a single line in your script to have a module executed, instead of having the whole program code that is already a part of the module anyway. Because Perl supports numerous other languages and it comes with a lot of functions based on what a specific app can do, it's used by numerous well-known companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.

Perl Scripting in Cloud Website Hosting

You can use CGI scripts and applications created in Perl with all of our Linux cloud website hosting services because we have a rich library more than 3000 modules on our custom-made cloud website hosting platform so as to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom-made or a ready-made script are there when you need them. You will be able to run a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually from your website, or automatically through a cron job that will run a certain file regularly. If the plan which you've purchased doesn't come with cron jobs included, you are able to include as many as you want from the Upgrades menu in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. You also have to ensure that the script file features the right executable permissions. Using our shared plans, you will be able to create a website with as many functions and features as you like.

Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Perl is supported on all our servers, so when you purchase a semi-dedicated server account from us, you will be able to use any custom-made or ready-made CGI script or any other Perl-based web application without any difficulties. To save you time and efforts, we have also set up several thousand modules which you're able to use. You will be able to see the path to the library inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel and add any module in your scripts. Some third-party scripts, for example, need particular modules, so that they can operate properly. Executing a .pl file, custom or ready-made, can be done in two separate ways - manually, if a visitor performs a particular action on your website, or automatically, if you create a cron job from your account. In the second case, you are able to select the interval according to what your script will do and how often you'd like it to run - once a day, hour, minute, etcetera.