Can't locate object method "module" via package "Apache"

[Surat Singh Bhati]

I am getting the following error in my strartup.pl

perl -cx startup.pl
Can't locate object method "module" via package "Apache" at
/usr/local/lib/perl5
/site_perl/5.6.0/Apache/DBI.pm line 202.
Compilation failed in require at startup.pl line 11. 

Line 11 of startup.pl 
        11   use Apache::DBI();

Line 202 of DBI.pm 
        202  ) if ($INC{'Apache.pm'} and Apache->module('Apache::Status'));   

Can you pelase tell me the possible cause of this error.
Apache::DBI is up to date as perl CPAN.

Regards,

-Surat Singh