I am trying to include a package in my script and it takes over 3 seconds to do it. As this package is included in different cgi scripts this means a 3 seconds wait when loading a page, which is unacceptable. I have tried it with "use" and with "require" and it is the same. The package was written by a friend of mine and handles a database communication. I am using ActivePerl (5.8) on WindowsXP and the package occupies 56 Kb. Do you have any idea what the problem might be?