This is not behaving as I expect, when matching a single Regex: 
> my $x='this is a test'
this is a test
> $x=~m/(.+)a/
1
> $1
> print $1
1

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I was expecting $1 to contain "this is ".
++ anyway, for a good idea looking for an application.

Update:I can get the results I want using alternative syntax: 

> my $x='This is a test for web perl parsing';
This is a test for web perl parsing
> my ($what_test) = $x =~m/for (.+)/;
1> $what_test
web perl parsing

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So Regexen work fine - its just the $1..$n appear not to be available.

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In reply to Re: Web based perl REPL by NetWallah
in thread Web based perl REPL by BUU

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