how_to_setup_apache_web_server_with_perl_cgi_support

First download latest apache files in a dir say HOME(/local)

Save you actual htdocs and cgi-bin file to some network location in case you have to reinstall webserver say NETWORK(/network)

cd $HOME

wget http://mirrors.sonic.net/apache//httpd/httpd-2.4.34.tar.bz2
wget http://mirrors.sonic.net/apache//apr/apr-1.6.3.tar.bz2
wget http://mirrors.sonic.net/apache//apr/apr-util-1.6.1.tar.bz2
wget http://download.nextag.com/apache/perl/mod_perl-2.0.10.tar.gz

#Untar

tar -jxvf httpd-2.4.34.tar.bz2
cd httpd-2.4.34/
mkdir  -p srclib
cd srclib
tar -jxvf ../../apr-1.6.3.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf ../../apr-util-1.6.1.tar.bz2
mv apr-1.6.3 apr
mv apr-util-1.6.1 apr-util
cd ..
./buildconf
./configure --with-included-apr CC=gcc CXX=g++ --prefix=${HOME}/web --enable-module=so
make -j8
make install

# Install perl module for cgi execution.
cd $HOME
tar -zxvf mod_perl-2.0.10.tar.gz
cd mod_perl-2.0.10/
perl Makefile.PL MP_APXS=${HOME}/web/bin/apxs
make
make install

cd ${HOME}/web/

#Fix apache configuration file
cd ${HOME}/web/conf

$ sdiff -s httpd.conf httpd.conf.orig
Listen 8080                                                   | Listen 80
LoadModule cgid_module modules/mod_cgid.so                    | #LoadModule cgid_module modules/mod_cgid.so
LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so                    <
    DirectoryIndex index.html /cgi-bin/index.pl               |     DirectoryIndex index.html


#Fix server network so that all traffic comming to port 80 get forwarded to 8080
sudo iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080

#Save the original cgi-bin, htdocs dir
mv ${HOME}/web/cgi-bin ${HOME}/web/cgi-bin.old
mv ${HOME}/web/htdocs ${HOME}/web/htdocs.old

cd ${HOME}/web
#Link cgi-bin, htdocs directory from your network saved one
ln -s ${NETWORK}/cgi-bin cgi-bin
ln -s ${NETWORK}/htdocs htdocs

#Start apache server
cd /local/lab_dss/web/bin
./apachectl start

#Stop apache server
cd /local/lab_dss/web/bin
./apachectl stop