Need help in perl scripting !!?

Hello i am new to perl scripting.
I would like to know how do we check the output of a system command using perl.
For example, if mysql is restarted i want to print success

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#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Hello, Perl! \n";
$a=’service mysqld restart’;
if(system("$a")==1)
{
print "success";
}
else
{
print "failed";
}

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i have written a code but the condition checking…i got stuck…cud anyone help me please

All help much appreciated

Thanks in advance

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