Re: Re: Are $_POST and $_GET interchangable? MORE

something a little off topic, aparantly the manual says that $_POST is read only ? I've managed in 4.3.1 to add tot he $_POST array after posting ?? hehe > > "Jay Blanchard" <jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com> wrote in message > news:C8F323573C030A448F3E5A2B6FE2070B035222B2@nemesis... [snip] > ....stuff.... > [/snip] > >>From >>http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.1 > > 17.13.1 Form submission method > The method attribute of the FORM element specifies the HTTP method used > to send the form to the processing agent. This attribute may take two > values: > > get: With the HTTP "get" method, the form data set is appended to the > URI specified by the action attribute (with a question-mark ("?") as > separator) and this new URI is sent to the processing agent. > post: With the HTTP "post" method, the form data set is included in the > body of the form and sent to the processing agent. > The "get" method should be used when the form is idempotent (i.e., > causes no side-effects). Many database searches have no visible > side-effects and make ideal applications for the "get" method. > > If the service associated with the processing of a form causes side > effects (for example, if the form modifies a database or subscription > to a service), the "post" method should be used. > > Note. The "get" method restricts form data set values to ASCII > characters. Only the "post" method (with enctype="multipart/form-data") > is specified to cover the entire [ISO10646] character set. > > > I'm begining to see. The definitions of $_POST and $_GET > are word for word identical as predefined variables: > > http://ca.php.net/reserved.variables > > However they are designed to be paired with post and get form methods, > the $_GET to be used with <a href > query string (after the '?' in a > url) as mentioned in the page you supplied above (reposted below): > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.1 > > So apparently, one of the morals to the story is that the $_GET > method is more prone to security breach? > I still don't see the whole picture, but for what I'm doing now I don't > really need to. > > Dale > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php