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What is the difference between Get And Post?

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A. Lucius

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A. Lucius
A. Lucius, Senior Content writer, Diploma in Literature, Dover, Delaware

Answered Jun 05, 2020

The differences between the get and post method are in so many ways. Both are two distinct methods through which parameters can be sent to the server. First, let's check their syntax. The syntax forgets method is

, while the syntax for the post method is . The two look very similar except for the words "get and post" that are included separately. When sending inputs to the server using the Get method, the inputs to be sent will be attached to the URL after a question mark '?'. In contrast, the input is sent in the form of a message when you use the Post method.

Another difference is that the Get method cannot be used to send more parameters to the server like the Post method since the method can only be used to send up to 64k parameters. In contrast, the Post method is capable of sending more than this. With the Get method, you can easily see whatever you have browsed in history, whereas the Post method doesn't support this.

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A. Lucius

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Being a content writer, I keep looking for fresh and unique content and I think Discuss is my go to every time

A. Lucius
A. Lucius, Senior Content writer, Diploma in Literature, Dover, Delaware

Answered Jun 03, 2020

The HTML pages that we read in our web browser are unchanging. When we interact actively with a web page, you have to send the data back to the server anyway. This return is accomplished with the use of forms, get, and post. If the information is encrypted with the URL that is server requested, it is termed as getting the HTML specification. The form data is removed from the URL by the application that collects information.

After passing out the URL and form data, it is employed as an input for the query. If you see a long trail of values and variables tied onto the end of a web URL, you can see that you are dealing with the get query. You can bookmark the entire URL if you are working with the get request. You can also view the results of the query when you open up the bookmark again. If the form data is sent within the frame of the message, the form is termed as a post.

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