How do I make Apache handle .pl (Perl) files, using mod_perl?

Question

I'm using Apache 2. I know how to handle .pl files as "cgi-script", but mod_perl is supposedly way faster. I successfully built and installed mod_perl, but how do I change httpd.conf so that .pl files will be handled by mod_perl (and not as cgi-script)?

Answer 1

This might help you: http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/user/config/config.html

Answer 2

I'm fairly certain as long as you have the module loaded, you can just add a

AddHandler mod_perl .pl

Answer 3

How to do this is described in the mod_perl documentation here. In particular, read the "Registry Scripts" section.