Installing a different version of Apache/mod_perl, how?
 

I'm trying to install the CMS Bricolage in Redhat, it doesn't work with the Apace and mod_perl RPMs that are installed, so I need to install them from source, I've never installed a program from source before, so that's my first problem, :). Just figuring out how to install a RPM from the Terminal took 45 minutes...

Is everything automated once you untar and do make install? Everything goes where it's supposed to be?

And do I really want two versions of Apace and mod_perl installed? Will the new install overwrite the old one automatically? Do I need to delete it myself? Are there any other packages that will need to be reconfigured to use them?

Uninstall the exisitng rpms then follow the howto here and you should be ok:
http://lamps.efactory.de/e-index.shtml

mod_python, mod_ssl, mod_auth_mysql, and mod_auth_pgsql all require the apache rpms (httpd). If I force uninstall httpd is it possible to re-link all of these to the new version of apache? Or would it be easier to just uninstall everything?

just uninsall everything.