What are some alternatives to a database?

I want to store data and read/modify it on my Web server using Perl. I don't need something big and scary like SQL. Are there any modules or even just standard syntax for plaintext files to do this?

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LOL OMG HE SAID IMPLYING XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

He made a perfectly reasonable post that was even on topic -- a rarity here on /prog/!

If you really feel compelled to make ``le ironic shitpost xdddd'', please at least confine yourself to doing it in shitty off-topic threads.