use CGI qw(:standard); print "content-type:text/plain\n\n"; my $query = CGI->new(); #### use CGI qw(:standard); my $query = CGI->new(); print $query->header('text/plain'); #### # Typo? if($Phonenumber=!/^[6-9]+\d/) # Fixed, but... if($Phonenumber !~ /^[6-9]+\d/)