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Overview
Developed byLarry Wall
Maintained byPerl Foundation
Founded1987
LicenseGPL
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casetext processing
Technical
Protocols
SMTPHTTP
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Claims18
Avg confidence92%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 3h ago
WikidataQ42478
Trust distribution
100% unverified
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Perl

product

High-level programming language known for text processing and regular expression support

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pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Larry Wall○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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true○UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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1987○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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GPL○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Artistic License○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Artistic License and GPL○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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text processing○UnverifiedHighFresh1
text processing and system administration○UnverifiedHighFresh1
system administration○UnverifiedHighFresh1
web development○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

integrates with

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Apache HTTP Server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Apache web server○UnverifiedHighFresh1
PostgreSQL○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
MySQL○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

maintained by

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Perl Foundation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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SMTP○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
HTTP○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

Commonly Used With

Apache HTTP ServerApache web serverPostgreSQLMySQL

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Claim count: 18Last updated: 4/11/2026Edit history