Derek,

Thanks.  I checked again-- the /drupal directory is owned by apache, the same user that is running the httpd process. 

Permissions for /drupal are drwxr-xr-x
Permissions  for index.php are: -rw-r--r--

I can access other .html files in /var/www. Verified that I can access a test html page. Also, I have verified that I can access a .php test page.   

Genevive:
Thanks, I have cerified that the permissions are as specified in your email. 

Best,
Tim