Knowing that I can do it in Apache 2.0 with a CGI, is there reason to even hope I could do it with mod_perl on Apache 1.3? I've tried looking though some mod_perl references online, but haven't found enough relevant information to ascertain even how much more looking is warranted. If there's a decent chance I could this by finally breaking down and getting a solid understanding of mod_perl under my belt, I'd be happy to do so. Right now, though, there are too many time crunches at home and at work to devote a bunch of study to a short-term dead-end.

The "easy" fix, I guess, is to find a hosting company with a recent Apache build and convince my employer to let me host some of our clients' sites on it. That's great long-term, but for this one project I'd really like to fit my solution to the environment instead of changing business practices to fit my code.