Perl Scripting in Shared Website Hosting
Perl is available with all Linux shared website hosting packages that we offer and you'll be able to execute any kind of .pl file which you upload inside your account thanks to the File Manager of the Control Panel or some FTP software. This will allow you to build a website with all of the options that you'd like your visitors to have, but PHP doesn't provide. You will be able to execute a script either manually or automatically using a cron job. Our packages include a large number of Perl modules that you're able to use and you'll see a full list in your hosting account in addition to the path that you need to use in your scripts, in order to be able to access these modules. In case you want to execute a Perl/CGI script with a cron job however your package doesn't offer this option, you're able to add as many cron jobs as you require through the Add Upgrades/Services link on the left-hand side of your hosting Control Panel.
Perl Scripting in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You'll be able to work with every Perl-based application, including CGI scripts, with all the Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages that we offer as Perl is supported on all of our servers. You can make any .pl file executable by setting the appropriate UNIX permissions for it via the Hepsia Control Panel or through any FTP client and in accordance with the actual script, it can be executed manually as a result of some action the client performs on your site, or automatically via a cron job which you can create in your account. In case you choose to employ a script which you have found online and it requires specific modules to to be available on the server, you can reap the benefits of our vast library which features over 3000 modules. Thus, you can rest assured that every Perl app that you create or find on the Internet will work flawlessly on our end.