Philip M. Gollucci wrote: >> PerlSetEnv ORACLE_HOME /usr/local/instantclient_10_2 >> PerlRequire startup.pl > You might also look at PerlPassEnv.
Except for the fact that the whole reason I had the problem was that the Debian startup script for apache *clears* the environment. And I quote: "On Debian, the apache startup script strips the user's environment before starting the server, and replaces it with: LANG=C PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin Which of course removes $ENV{ORACLE_HOME}." L8r, Rob