Re: Apache dies when configure mod_perl for use with Apache::DBI

> PerlModule Apache::DBI;    <<---------------------- trouble line

This line belongs in your httpd.conf file.
PerlModule is an apache configuration directive, not a perl 'command'.

http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/config.html#PerlModule_and_PerlRequire
_Directives

Ric.