Slide 10 - Get vs. Post § Session 03 - HTML, Introduction to CSS

Get vs. Post

get: form information sent from browser to server as part of query string, visible in the URL

Query String

https://host/path?param1=value1&param2=value2&param3=value3
Question mark
Ampersand separated parameter/value pairs
parameter=value

post: form information sent from browser to server as part of HTTP body; not in URL

Example 3.2 - Simple for using 'get' - Example 3.2

Markup
Display


 <form method="get" action="https://cscie12.dce.harvard.edu/echo">Email Address:
   <input type="text" name="email"/>

   <br/>

   <input type="submit"/>

 </form>

Example 3.3 - Simple form using 'post' - Example 3.3

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Display


 <form method="post" action="https://cscie12.dce.harvard.edu/echo">Email Address:
   <input type="text" name="email"/>

   <br/>

   <input type="submit"/>

 </form>