Not able to install mod_perl module on the server

Question

In my site I am getting an error : an error occurred while processing this directive It was working fine before moving to the new server. So when I checked I found that mod_perl module is missing. So I tried to install it by downloading the module to the server and then tried to run using Perl Makefile.pl but it was asking for apache src and I was not able to find it. I can see /usr/bin/apache/ folder but no source file inside the folder. So I tried to install the module from Cpanel but I got the following error:

The C compiler is not functional and auto repair failed. Perl module installs require a working C compiler. Please repair the C compiler and try again.

Please let me know how to install it as I have tried most of the cases searching the net.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

It seems like a problem with your installation of gcc. You're using CloudLinux, so you should use yum to reinstall gcc.

$ sudo -i yum install gcc

But you don't need gcc if you install the pre-build packages.

$ sudo -i yum install mod_perl

Either way, you're going to need to get to grips with package installation for your system - and for that you're going to need root access.

Answer 2

It's probably best to use your distro's packaging system to install mod_perl, especially, if apache is installed from a package too.

Yum based systems:

yum install mod_perl

Deb based systems

apt-get install mod_perl

you may need to enable the module using a2enmod

Answer 3

Mostly gcc is either corrupted or not present on your system. Please try to re/install gcc on your system

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

On Redhat:

yum update
yum install devtoolset-2-toolchain