I tried modifying /etc/profile to explicitly set PERL5LIB, but that resulted in different Perl-related errors on apachectl start. So, I downloaded the newest mod_perl module available in the RedHat 7.2 channel on the Red Hat Network, installed it using rpm -U, and that fixed the apache startup problem.

When I got it running, I began to think, "I wonder if the problem would have been resolved if I uninstalled and reinstalled the original version of the mod_perl RPM?" Maybe I'll pursue that next time I'm in a jam like this.

All in all, I'd rather use Perl in a Perlish way, and not in a way that is so dependent on the Linux distro that we are currently using.

Dave Aiello
Chatham Township Data Corporation