>> 1. Are the permissions right? >when launching apache as root, permissions aren't very significant, are they?
... I don't use debian so can't tell if debian does it differently, but I actually face that error often when I create a new perl module in the perl lib directory. (since my root's default umask is 027, httpd can't read it unless I change the permission.) I understand httpd is started by root but actual service is provided by forked processes owned by apache (or httpd) user. I guess the permission will not be a problem if the installation was done by apt-get. Maybe you can check if the permissions are the same as the other perl modules. Good luck. Ben Kim Developer http://benix.tamu.edu