my @fields = $q->param; for my $name ( @fields ){ my @vals = $q->param($name); for my $value( @vals ){ # apply regexes here $value =~ s/... $value =~ s/... $value =~ s/... } if (@vals > 1){ $q->param(name => $name, values => [ @vals ]); }else{ $q->param(name => $name, value => $vals[0] ); } }