GET vs. POST
<html> </head> <body> <?php if ($_GET['submitted'] == "yes"){ if (trim ($_GET['yourname']) != ""){ echo "Your Name (with GET): " . $_GET['yourname']; } else { echo "You must submit a value."; } ?><br /><a href="index.php">Try Again</a><?php } if ($_POST['submitted'] == "yes"){ if (trim ($_POST['yourname']) != ""){ echo "Your Name (with POST): " . $_POST['yourname']; } else { echo "You must submit a value."; } ?><br /><a href="index.php">Try Again</a><?php } ?> <?php if ($_GET['submitted'] != "yes" && $_POST['submitted'] != "yes"){ ?> <form action="index.php" method="get"> <p>GET Example:</p> <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="yes" /> Your Name: <input type="text" name="yourname" maxlength="150" /><br /> <input type="submit" value="Submit with GET"/> </form> <form action="index.php" method="post"> <p>POST Example:</p> <input type="hidden" name="submitted" value="yes" /> Your Name: <input type="text" name="yourname" maxlength="150" /><br /> <input type="submit" value="Submit with POST"/> </form> <?php } ?> </body> </html>