Apache->server->dir_config->{DocumentRoot} is null on startup

[srp]

Hi,

        On a Apache/1.3.23 (Unix) mod_perl/1.26, if I check 
     Apache->server->dir_config during server startup, I find it is empty !!

     Dumper shows it is "bless( {}, 'Apache::Table' )".

     Shouldn't the conf file key/value pairs be available in this Apache::Table 
     during a server startup ?  Apache->server->dir_config("any key") is empty.

     Also ...

     How else can i find the server->document_root ?

     Please mail me directly as I am not on the list. and TIA :-)
     
     regards
     srp