Get Vs Post

bb_sarkar

Can somebody please tell me what the differences are between get vs post. I read somewhere that they do the same thing which is basically send values from the form file to the target file but what's the real difference? When would I use what and why would I use Get over Post for instances. Thanks

laserlight

I suggest that you search the Web on HTTP POST and GET methods.

Perhaps take a look at RFC 1945 and other HTTP related RFCs

Merve

Get sends the info as a query string in the URL. Post sends the info without the query string. For data submitted trough forms using the get method, use $GET['varname']. For Post, use $POST['varname'].

Oh yes, if it's annoying to write the names of the arrays over and over again, use import_request_variables() or extract().

drawmack

Post is a touch harder to spoof. To spoof a get all I have to do is play with the address bar. To spoof a post I have to make up a form. Since the essence of security is to make it take longer then it's worth to break into something, and not to make it break in proof, then this would be a first line of defense against hackers. But only a very thin first line.

Merve

Originally posted by drawmack
Post is a touch harder to spoof. To spoof a get all I have to do is play with the address bar. To spoof a post I have to make up a form. Since the essence of security is to make it take longer then it's worth to break into something, and not to make it break in proof, then this would be a first line of defense against hackers. But only a very thin first line.

...since we all know drawmack's a hacker 😉

Yeah, drawmack's right. But get also does have it's advantages...great for search engines, or any kind of search you have to perform.

Post is good for security, and also for uploading files, as you cannot upload a file with the get method, or it's really not a good idea to try. (Correct me if I'm wrong.)

Lastly, don't try to invent methods. 'cookie' is not a method. Neither is 'by_screwing_around_with_the_server'. 😃