> I tried wrapping the DirectoryIndex (in the main config area) around > this IfModule tag......problem persists.
Yeah well, that is no surprise, the IfModule tag just removes the tags within the container if the module does not exist. I agree with Perrin that you are probably touching on a non mod_perl problem. Without discarding his advise, what happens if you use your original configuration and request the URI that you requested with an added / (or, if you already had a trailing /, without a / at the end)? Just curious. Frank