Re^2: Perlbrew on shared hosting

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set up a VM (or container) on your PC of whatever Linux distro your host is using.

Not every shared hosting provider uses Linux. There are others that use one of the BSDs, SunOS/Solaris was and perhaps still is in use, and some really tough people provide(d) shared hosting on Windows.

And regarding Linux: Debian, SuSE, RedHat, Gentoo, Arch Linux and their derivates should be quite common, but some providers also use other distributions or home-grown systems, some based on Linux From Scratch, some based on Nodereaper-knows-what. You need to reconstruct that system in the VM, including the libraries found on the hosting system.

As a rule of thumb, expect the unexpected when using shared hosting. Don't be surprised to find really old and unmaintained systems running on refurbished or reused hardware. Expect really strange configurations, and workarounds stacked on older workarounds. And especially: Don't expect that the provider has a working backup system for shared hosting.

Yes, there may be shared hosting providers with streamlined, well-maintained systems running on top hardware, and with good backups. But they can't be cheap.

Alexander