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Install Perl on Linux

1. Install mod perl

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-perl2

2. Add to bottom of Apache config

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi .pl

3. Reload Apache and test

#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n";
print "Hello";

Save as hello.pl or .cgi then upload (chmod 775) and view