How To Install mod_perl on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_perl
on CentOS 7.
What is mod_perl
Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, so that the Apache web server can directly execute Perl code. Mod_perl links the Perl run-time library into the Apache web server and provides an object-oriented Perl interface for Apache’s C language API. The end result is a quicker CGI script turnaround process, since no external Perl interpreter has to be started. Install mod_perl if you’re installing the Apache web server and you’d like for it to directly incorporate a Perl interpreter.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install mod_perl
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_perl.
Install mod_perl on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install mod_perl
using yum
by running the following command:
Install mod_perl on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install mod_perl
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall mod_perl on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_perl
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_perl
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.