OK, I'm an idiot who can't read. I was reading the wrong part of db_stat's output when I thought that running it with the .cgi ending also caused the problem. Turns out it doesn't.
So I have not absolved mod_perl after all. It's definitely an interaction between it and DB 4. This is one of those times I really wish I could go back and edit my posts :-). Anyone reading this thread will now be seriously confused. So I'll try Aaron's suggestion of writing it as a handler. Any other suggestions are welcome. Dan Wilga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Technology Specialist http://www.mtholyoke.edu Mount Holyoke College Tel: 413-538-3027 South Hadley, MA 01075 "I have a bold and cunning plan" - Baldric
