!/usr/bin/perl $a = "http://www.myurl.com/e.php?a"; $b = "http://www.myurl.com/e.php?a"; if ($a =~ /$b/) { print "FOUND\n"; } else { print "NOT FOUND\n"; } $a = "http://www.myurl.com/e.php"; $b = "http://www.myurl.com/e.php"; if ($a =~ /$b/) { print "FOUND\n"; } else { print "NOT FOUND\n"; } #### NOT FOUND FOUND