Apache Reference: mod_perl, PerlDispatchHandler

PerlDispatchHandler

Perl Handler for the Pseudo-API Phase of Dispatching Handlers
Syntax: PerlDispatchHandler handler [...]
Example: PerlDispatchHandler MyDispatch::handler
Since: Apache 1.2

This special Perl handler does not correspond to a real Apache API phase. Instead, it configures handler to take over the process of loading and executing handler code. That is, instead of processing the Perl*Handler directives directly, mod_perl invokes handler and passes it the Apache request and the handler that would ordinarily be invoked to process this phase. The handler argument always contains the name of a Perl subroutine rather than just a Perl module name.