Perl Scripting
Why is Perl a programming language chosen for a lot of web developers?
Perl is a very popular scripting language that's regarded as one of the most practical programming languages on the Internet. It's feature-rich and it is used to set up various web-based apps and CGI scripts. What distinguishes Perl from most of the other languages on the internet is the compatibility with modules - sets of commands for a certain process that can be included in a script by simply calling them which means that you're able to write just a single line inside your script to get a module executed, rather than having the entire program code that is already included in the module anyway. Since Perl can be used with a lot of other languages and it provides a lot of functions depending on what a particular application can do, it's employed by many renowned companies - the BBC, Craigslist, The Internet Movie Database (IMDB), cPanel, etc.
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Perl Scripting in Website Hosting
You will be able to use CGI scripts and apps written in Perl with all our
Linux website hosting packages as we have a rich library of over 3000 modules present on our custom cloud website hosting platform to ensure that all the dependencies for a custom-made or a pre-made script will be there whenever you need them. You can execute a .pl file in two separate ways - either manually via your site, or automatically via a cron job which will run a particular file on regular intervals. In case the package which you've acquired doesn't come with cron jobs included, you'll be able to include as many as you need through the Upgrades menu within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Also, you need to ensure that the script file has the right executable permissions. With our shared plans, you're able to create a website with as many functions and features as you like.