my @commands = qw(ping traceroute whois other stuff);
print $q->start_form(-method=>'POST',-action=>'formDB.cgi');
print $q->hidden(-name=>'val',-value=>"$ciccio[2]");
print $q->submit(uc($_)) foreach (@commands);
print $q->end_form;

##</code><code>##

my $dispatch = {
    ping => sub { return my_ping($_[0])},
    traceroute => sub { return my_traceroute($_[0])},
    etc. =>
};

foreach (@commands) {
  $dispatch->{$_}->($q->param('val')) if (defined $q->param(uc($_)));
}