We usually recommend new users install the PingER/traceroute tools in two parts.
You'll need a Linux web server with perl, make, dig, mail, lynx, and crontab installed. Please disable SELinux if you're running it.
The first step is to install the traceroute server. This is a good way to test that your web host has been configured correctly.
http://www.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/wan-mon/Pinger2/install2.html
Start with the section on "installing a traceroute server". Download the traceroute.pl file, place it in your web server's cgi-bin directory, and then try to run it.
The next step is to install the PingER tools, which can be found here: