in reply to your mod_perl configurations

I like to associate mp with .pl files, not locations.
<IfModule mod_perl.c> PerlTaintCheck On <IfModule mod_mime.c> <FilesMatch \.pl$> SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::Registry AddHandler perl-script .pl </FilesMatch> </IfModule> <Location /perl-status> SetHandler perl-script PerlHandler Apache::Status </Location> </IfModule>