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.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_perl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_perl
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.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install mod_perl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_perl
How To Uninstall mod_perl on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the mod_perl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_perl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
