Perl is a well-known scripting language which is considered to be one of the most practical programming languages in the online world. It is feature-rich and it's used to generate multiple web-based apps and CGI scripts. What differentiates Perl from most of the other languages out there is the compatibility with modules - groups of commands for a specific job which can be integrated into a script just by calling them i.e. you're able to write a single line in your script to have a whole module executed, instead of having the whole program code that is already included in the module anyway. Because Perl supports many other programming languages and it comes with a lot of options based on what a given application can do, it's used by numerous popular companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, and so on.
Perl Scripting in Cloud Hosting
Perl is provided with all of the cloud hosting service that we supply and you can execute any type of .pl file that you upload within your account when you use the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP program. The aforementioned will enable you to build a website with all of the functions that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP doesn't provide. You are able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages feature thousands of Perl modules which you can use and you can see the whole list in your hosting account as well as the path which you have to use in your scripts, so as to be able to access these modules. In case you wish to execute a Perl/CGI script using a cron job however your plan doesn't offer this option, you're able to add as many cron jobs as you need through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of the hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Servers
You are able to employ any Perl-based app, including CGI scripts, with all of the Linux semi-dedicated service that we supply as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You will be able to make any kind of .pl file executable by setting the proper UNIX permissions for it through the Hepsia Control Panel or through any kind of FTP client and depending on the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action your client performs on your website, or automatically via a cron job which you can set up in your account. If you choose to use a script which you have found online and it requires particular modules to to be available on your server, you will be able to reap the benefits of our vast library which includes over 3000 modules. This way, you can be sure that any type of Perl application that you make or find on the Internet will perform properly on our end.