<Location "^/perl/*.pl> should be <Location ~ "^/perl/*.pl$"> Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
from commonapache2.conf in 2.0.52-r1: # To set subdirectories to use perl set the following # and comment the orignial: # <Location ~ "^/perl/.*\.pl$"> <Location "^/perl/*.pl>