The default apache configuration installed without mod_perl. This can be a good idea in order to minimize the number of things that can go wrong. This post will covers the steps to enable mod_perl on linux CentOS 6.3. This will make Perl script be fast and increase the performance.
Prerequisites:
How to Install Httpd on CentOS 6.3
1. To Enable mod_perl, simply run the following command :
[root@centos63 ~]# yum install mod_perl -y Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, priorities Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * base: centos.ipserverone.com * extras: centos.ipserverone.com * updates: centos.ipserverone.com Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package mod_perl.i686 0:2.0.4-10.el6 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(BSD::Resource) for package: mod_perl-2.0.4-10.el6.i686 --> Running transaction check ---> Package perl-BSD-Resource.i686 0:1.29.03-3.el6 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ==================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ==================================================================================================== Installing: mod_perl i686 2.0.4-10.el6 base 3.2 M Installing for dependencies: perl-BSD-Resource i686 1.29.03-3.el6 base 35 k Transaction Summary ==================================================================================================== Install 2 Package(s) Total download size: 3.2 M Installed size: 6.0 M Downloading Packages: Setting up and reading Presto delta metadata Processing delta metadata Package(s) data still to download: 3.2 M (1/2): mod_perl-2.0.4-10.el6.i686.rpm | 3.2 MB 00:27 (2/2): perl-BSD-Resource-1.29.03-3.el6.i686.rpm | 35 kB 00:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 117 kB/s | 3.2 MB 00:27 Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction Installing : perl-BSD-Resource-1.29.03-3.el6.i686 1/2 Installing : mod_perl-2.0.4-10.el6.i686 2/2 Verifying : mod_perl-2.0.4-10.el6.i686 1/2 Verifying : perl-BSD-Resource-1.29.03-3.el6.i686 2/2 Installed: mod_perl.i686 0:2.0.4-10.el6 Dependency Installed: perl-BSD-Resource.i686 0:1.29.03-3.el6 Complete!
2. Configure PerlRun mode :
[root@centos63 ~]# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/perl.conf
a) Original :
#PerlSwitches -w
Uncomment or change to :
PerlSwitches -w
b) Original :
#PerlSwitches -T
Uncomment or change to :
PerlSwitches -T
c) Original :
#Alias /perl /var/www/perl #<Directory /var/www/perl> # SetHandler perl-script # PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry # PerlOptions +ParseHeaders # Options +ExecCGI #</Directory>
Uncomment or change to :
Alias /perl /var/www/perl
<Directory /var/www/perl>
SetHandler perl-script
# AddHandler perl-script .cgi
# PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry
PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::PerlRun
PerlOptions +ParseHeaders
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>d) Original :
#<Location /perl-status> # SetHandler perl-script # PerlResponseHandler Apache2::Status # Order deny,allow # Deny from all # Allow from .example.com #</Location>
Uncomment or change to :
<Location /perl-status>
SetHandler perl-script
PerlResponseHandler Apache2::Status
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.2.0/24
</Location>3. Restart Apache :
[root@centos63 ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart Stopping httpd: [ OK ] Starting httpd: [ OK ]
4. Make sure if it works normally :
Browse to http://192.168.2.54/perl-status
5. Configure Registry mode :
Alias /perl /var/www/perl
<Directory /var/www/perl>
SetHandler perl-script
# AddHandler perl-script .cgi
PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::Registry
# PerlResponseHandler ModPerl::PerlRun
PerlOptions +ParseHeaders
Options +ExecCGI
</Directory>
6. Restart Apache :
[root@centos63 ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart Stopping httpd: [ OK ] Starting httpd: [ OK ]
This post will show you the quick steps to install apache httpd on linux CentOS 6.3 server. Apache httpd is one of the most popular web servers and has a lot of features that make it very extensible and useful for many different types of websites.