# PHP and Perl

**URL:** <https://www.phphelp.com/t/php-and-perl/10302>\
**Category:** Beginners - Learning PHP\
**Created:** [September 8, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/php-and-perl/10302 "2007-09-08T21:31:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![btaylor](https://www.phphelp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@btaylor](https://www.phphelp.com/u/btaylor)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/php-and-perl/10302/1 "2007-09-08T21:31:53Z")

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I am working on a DB interface which is written in PERL. It is functional but very bulky. I wanted to Convert to PHP since I know a bit more about PHP then PERL but alot of the functionality would be lost.

What I am wondering is how would I combine the scripts or sub programs that were written in PERL and have PHP read them or would it just be easier to get a book on PERL and try to learn that language.

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**Author:** ![Q1712](https://www.phphelp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/a183cd/32.png) [@Q1712](https://www.phphelp.com/u/Q1712)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/php-and-perl/10302/2 "2007-09-08T23:34:56Z")

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how long is that code?

php and perl are very similar. so i don’t think u need a book to get it done.

i gess u would have to modefy the code a littlebit to make it availebil form php:  
check out this topicas well: combining php with perl  
maybe this helps u geting an idea of how call a perl script form php.