PHP TUTORIALS - PHP GET & POST

PHP GET & POST

The GET Method


http://www.test.com/index.htm?name1=value1&name2=value2

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<?php
  if( $_GET["name"] || $_GET["age"] )
  {
     echo "Welcome ". $_GET['name']. "<br />";
     echo "You are ". $_GET['age']. " years old.";
     exit();
  }
?>
<html>
<body>
  <form action="<?php $_PHP_SELF ?>" method="GET">
  Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
  Age: <input type="text" name="age" />
  <input type="submit" />
  </form>
</body>
</html>

The POST Method


<?php
  if( $_POST["name"] || $_POST["age"] )
  {
     echo "Welcome ". $_POST['name']. "<br />";
     echo "You are ". $_POST['age']. " years old.";
     exit();
  }
?>
<html>
<body>
  <form action="<?php $_PHP_SELF ?>" method="POST">

  Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
  Age: <input type="text" name="age" />

  <input type="submit" />
  </form>
</body>
</html>

The $_REQUEST variable


<?php
  if( $_REQUEST["name"] || $_REQUEST["age"] )
  {
     echo "Welcome ". $_REQUEST['name']. "<br />";
     echo "You are ". $_REQUEST['age']. " years old.";
     exit();
  }
?>
<html>
<body>
  <form action="<?php $_PHP_SELF ?>" method="POST">

  Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
  Age: <input type="text" name="age" />

  <input type="submit" />
  </form>
</body>
</html>