title: How do I convert local time to a Unix timestamp in Perl?
body: <p>For example: from date: <code>10/02/2010</code>  </p>
  
  <p>How do I convert an equal timestamp for <code>10/02/2010 00:00:00</code> in Perl?</p>
  
  <p>I can't use local time or time .. is there another way to achieve this?</p>