1st. check /home/cpfong/00bsd_my_doc/apache_modules/httpd_perl.txt @gaia-> pwd /usr/home/cpfong/00bsd_my_doc perl can run as an apache module # note: this is DIFF than perl as cgi. perl apache module is more secure and also speed up than CGI two files need to take care -- httpd.conf modules.d/260_mod_perl.conf -- detail note sep19@mars% pwd /usr/local/etc/apache24 sep19@mars% cat httpd.conf | grep Include | tail -n1 Include etc/apache24/Includes/*.conf #this include all conf files in sep19@mars% ls Includes/ no-accf.conf perl-apache-module.conf perl-as-cgi.conf -- end note http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/intro/start_fast.html Registry Scripts - using CGI, - do NOT use this cgi - since i fail on this even follow start_fast.html steps Handler Modules - use this (module handler) Require all granted # need this to run, or it will keep complain about permission deny