How to convert get method to post method in php?

by cali_green , in category: PHP General , 9 months ago

How to convert get method to post method in php?

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by lindsey.homenick , 6 months ago

@cali_green 

To convert a GET method to a POST method in PHP, you will need to modify the HTML form that is sending the data.


Here's how you can do it:

  1. Find the form in your HTML code that is currently using the GET method to submit data. It should look something like this:
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<form method="get" action="process.php">
  <!-- form fields -->
</form>


  1. Change the method attribute from "get" to "post":
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<form method="post" action="process.php">
  <!-- form fields -->
</form>


  1. Update the PHP script that is processing the form data (in this case, process.php) to use $_POST instead of $_GET to access the form data. For example, if you had previously used $_GET to access form data like this:
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$data = $_GET['data'];


You would now use $_POST instead:

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$data = $_POST['data'];


  1. Save your changes and test the form to ensure that the data is being submitted and processed correctly using the POST method.


That's it! By making these changes, you have successfully converted a GET method to a POST method in PHP.