--- /usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax/apache.vim      2005-03-20 13:35:11.000000000 -0800
+++ apache.vim  2005-06-29 00:49:41.367120680 -0700
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 endif
 syn keyword apacheOption Any All On Off Double EMail DNS Min Minimal OS Prod ProductOnly Full
 syn keyword apacheOption emerg alert crit error warn notice info debug
+syn match apacheOption "perl-script"
 syn keyword apacheOption registry script inetd standalone
 syn match apacheOptionOption "[+-]\?\<\(ExecCGI\|FollowSymLinks\|Includes\|IncludesNoExec\|Indexes\|MultiViews\|SymLinksIfOwnerMatch\)\>"
 syn keyword apacheOption user group valid-user
@@ -191,6 +192,14 @@
 syn keyword apacheDeclaration PerlCleanupHandler PerlChildInitHandler PerlChildExitHandler
 syn keyword apacheDeclaration PerlRestartHandler PerlDispatchHandler
 syn keyword apacheDeclaration PerlFreshRestart PerlSendHeader
+syn include @Perl $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/perl.vim
+syn match apacheSection "<Perl>\|<\/Perl>" contained
+syn region apachePerlBlock
+       \ start="<Perl>"
+       \ end="<\/Perl>"
+       \ contains=@Perl, apacheSection 
+       \ keepend
+
 syn keyword apacheDeclaration php_value php_flag php_admin_value php_admin_flag
 syn keyword apacheDeclaration AllowCONNECT NoProxy ProxyBlock ProxyDomain ProxyPass ProxyPassReverse ProxyReceiveBufferSize ProxyRemote ProxyRequests ProxyVia
 if s:av < "002000000"

##</code><code>##

# go somewhere you have write access to
cd

# find out where apache.vim is
locate apache.vim

# of course, the path on your system to apache.vim may be different.
# substitute accordingly
cp /usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax/apache.vim .

# apply the patch
patch < apache.vim.diff

# and iff all went well.....
sudo cp apache.vim /usr/share/vim/vim63/syntax