While you might want to keep merlyn's columns in mind as good reading and a source of (hopefully) good examples using common CPAN modules, you might also want to check the POD for URI. And I quote:

$uri = URI->new_abs( $str, $base_uri )
This constructs a new absolute URI object. The $str argument can denote a relative or absolute URI. If relative, then it will be absolutized using $base_uri as base. The $base_uri must be an absolute URI.

So if you know the URL of the page you got the URL from, you know $base_uri. A simple test like $url =~ /^http/ should let you know whether you've gotten an absolute URL or not. Of course, testing is not necessary as the constructor will gladly ignore the $base_uri if $str is absolute. Or so sayeth the POD anyway.

In reply to (ichimunki) Re: Handling relative urls with LWP or something else by ichimunki
in thread Handling relative urls with LWP or something else by George_Sherston

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