#!/usr/bin/perl

my @strings = ('testing','','testing','testing');

foreach my $string (@strings) {

    print "\nSTRING: $string\n";

    my $string2 = 'http';
    $string2 =~ /^h(.*)/o;

    my $q = $string;
    my $test = 'testing';
    warn $test =~ /\Q$q\E/;
}