if you do in fact want to explore mod_perl, then Apache::Registry is the closest you will come to the CGI.pm framework under mod_perl. however see "Web Application Framework" elsewhere on the monastery for a discussion of more user-oriented frameworks. frankly, for me, mod_perl is too nuts-and-boltsish. I like HTML::Embperl, a mod_perl enabled framework which can make use of mod_perl modules when necessary and has single-tier access to Perl modules unlike other solutions which require that wrappers be written for every pure Perl module/function you want to use.