> Perl's critical failure is that most CPAN modules expect
> admin rights and a gcc build environment in order to
> install correctly.
> That killed it on shared hosting and for small projects
> that may not have a server admin's support.
I install Perl apps on shared hosts all the time. The great majority I work on are cPanel-powered. They have a CPAN module installer right from within the cPanel.
Compiler support is an option, and is usually enabled by default. If it's not, it's easy enough to enable that in WHM (the cPanel for cPanel accounts basically)
cPanel is available on hosts like Bluehost, Hostmonster, (dog help us) GoDaddy. Most hosts that built their own control panel for hosting accounts have thus moved to cPanel. cPanel, no surprise, is a Perl shop themselves.
So, the 800lb gorilla of shared hosting control panels presently does what you say you can't.
I also ship Perl apps that specifically do not require outside CPAN Perl modules that require compilation, but have support for features, if they're present. Throw up the .gzip distro, throw up, "install.cgi", chmod 755, and visit the thing in your browser. It wasn't impossible ;)
> admin rights and a gcc build environment in order to
> install correctly.
> That killed it on shared hosting and for small projects
> that may not have a server admin's support.
I install Perl apps on shared hosts all the time. The great majority I work on are cPanel-powered. They have a CPAN module installer right from within the cPanel.
Compiler support is an option, and is usually enabled by default. If it's not, it's easy enough to enable that in WHM (the cPanel for cPanel accounts basically)
cPanel is available on hosts like Bluehost, Hostmonster, (dog help us) GoDaddy. Most hosts that built their own control panel for hosting accounts have thus moved to cPanel. cPanel, no surprise, is a Perl shop themselves.
So, the 800lb gorilla of shared hosting control panels presently does what you say you can't.
I also ship Perl apps that specifically do not require outside CPAN Perl modules that require compilation, but have support for features, if they're present. Throw up the .gzip distro, throw up, "install.cgi", chmod 755, and visit the thing in your browser. It wasn't impossible ;)