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What is the difference between POST and GET? [duplicate]
I've only recently been getting involved with PHP/AJAX/jQuery and it seems to me that an important part of these technologies is that of POST and GET.
First, what is the difference between POST and ...
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When should I use GET or POST method? What's the difference between them?
What's the difference when using GET or POST method? Which one is more secure? What are (dis)advantages of each of them?
(similar question)
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How to retrieve GET parameters from JavaScript [duplicate]
Consider:
http://example.com/page.html?returnurl=%2Fadmin
For js within page.html, how can it retrieve GET parameters?
For the above simple example, func('returnurl') should be /admin.
But it should ...
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Escaping ampersand in URL
I am trying to send a GET message that contains strings with ampersands and can't figure how to escape the ampersand in the URL.
Example:
http://www.example.com?candy_name=M&M
result => ...
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How to get GET request values in Django?
I am currently defining regular expressions in order to capture parameters in a URL, as described in the tutorial. How do I access parameters from the URL as part the HttpRequest object?
My ...
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Passing base64 encoded strings in URL
Is it safe to pass raw base64 encoded strings via GET parameters?
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Is either GET or POST more secure than the other?
When comparing an HTTP GET to an HTTP POST, what are the differences from a security perspective? Is one of the choices inherently more secure than the other? If so, why?
I realize that POST doesn't ...
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How to "perfectly" override a dict?
How can I make as "perfect" a subclass of dict as possible? The end goal is to have a simple dict in which the keys are lowercase.
It would seem that there should be some tiny set of primitives I can ...
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How to read GET URL parameter?
I'm trying to pass a URL as a URL parameter in PHP but when I try to get this parameter I get nothing
I'm using the following URL form:
http://localhost/dispatch.php?link=www.google.com
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Servlet and path parameters like /xyz/{value}/test, how to map in web.xml?
Does servlet support urls as follows:
/xyz/{value}/test
where value could be replaced by text or number.
How to map that in the web.xml?
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How to get the Full file path from URI
I'd like to get the full file path, from a URI. The URI isn't a Image, but it's a music file, but if i do it like the MediaStore Solution, it won't work if the app user selects eg Astro as browser, ...
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How are POST and GET variables handled in Python?
In PHP you can just use $_POST for POST and $_GET for GET (Query string) variables. What's the equivalent in Python?
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Are HTTPS headers encrypted?
When sending data over HTTPS, I know the content is encrypted, however I hear mixed answers about whether the headers are encrypted, or how much of the header is encrypted.
How much of HTTPS headers ...
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Why is Tkinter Entry's get function returning nothing?
I'm trying to use an Entry field to get manual input, and then work with that data.
All sources I've found claim I should use the get() function, but I haven't found a simple working mini example yet,...
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Logging out: GET or POST?
This question is not about when to use GET or POST in general; it is about which is the recommended one for handling logging out of a web application. I have found plenty of information on the ...
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