PLPerl
PL/Perl is a procedural language for PostgreSQL that enables writing stored procedures, functions, and triggers in the Perl programming language. It is distributed as an extension in PostgreSQL’s contrib modules, available as plperl (trusted) and plperlu (untrusted). When installed, the language handler is loaded into the server and functions are created with a statement such as CREATE FUNCTION ... LANGUAGE plperl or LANGUAGE plperlu.
Programming in PL/Perl runs inside the PostgreSQL backend and can interact with the database through the Server
Installation and usage typically require Perl to be installed on the database server. The extension is installed
Security considerations distinguish the two variants: plperl runs with restricted privileges suitable for trusted environments, while
PL/Perl is one option among PostgreSQL’s procedural languages and is often chosen for tasks that benefit from