diff --git a/frontend/Makefile.am b/frontend/Makefile.am
index f9480bd..5b73495 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile.am
+++ b/frontend/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Makefile.am for frontend/
 
-# TODO: forgot to cp frontend/perl. Need to add that.
-
 SUBDIRS = php/images 
 
 EXTRA_DIST = .
@@ -11,9 +9,16 @@ curr_pkgname = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 # Set some parameters for the install-data-hook below
 sv_frontend_topdir = $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/$(curr_pkgname)/frontend
 
+# Name frontend/perl directory for use in directives
+sv_frontend_perl_topdir = $(sv_frontend_topdir)/perl
+
+# Give file mode installable files: applies to sv_frontend_topdir
 sv_directory_mode = 0755
 sv_file_mode = 0644
 
+# For .pl files, they must be executable (either CGI/mod_perl)
+sv_perlfile_mode = 0655
+
 # This hook does: copies recursively all files in frontend/ directory to $(prefix)/var or $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir) to be more specific. Remove any Makefile.am's copied over from previous "bulk" operation. These files will be read and executed by mod_php in Apache httpd
 install-data-hook:
 	@echo "Installing files in frontend/ directory to $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)"
@@ -22,7 +27,9 @@ install-data-hook:
 	@chmod $(sv_directory_mode) \
 	`find $(sv_frontend_topdir) -type d`
 	@chmod $(sv_file_mode) \
-	`find $(sv_frontend_topdir) -type f`
+	`find $(sv_frontend_topdir) -name '*.php' -type f`
+	@chmod $(sv_perlfile_mode) \
+	`find $(sv_frontend_perl_topdir) -name '*.pl' -type f`
 	@-rm -f `find $(sv_frontend_topdir) -name 'Makefile*' -type f`
 
 uninstall-hook: