use strict; package MODPERL::SausageGrinder; my $foo = 0; sub printfoo { print "foo is $foo\n"; } sub setfoo { $foo = shift; } package MAIN; MODPERL::SausageGrinder::printfoo; MODPERL::SausageGrinder::setfoo(42); MODPERL::SausageGrinder::printfoo; # prints: # foo is 0 # foo is 42