For what it is worth, i use Apache Toolbox to configure, make, and install both Apache and mod_perl. Once Apache has been installed (with the Perl interpreter inside), i use the CPAN.pm cpan shell to install all CPAN modules. The important thing is that the version of Perl you embed into Apache is the same one your CPAN modules are being installed "to". I believe that you can see if you are using one or two different Perl interpreters by inspecting the contents of @INC

1. in a shell owned by you
2. in a regular CGI script (via browser)
3. in a mod_perl handler (via browser)

Hope this helps, these problems are never fun. :/

jeffa

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