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REQUEST_METHOD default

Is $_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] set to 'GET' by default?

This code

<?php echo $_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"]; ?>

outputs 'GET' even if it is in an empty file with no other tags (<html> / <form> / <?php ?>)

Solution

  • By default the request sent by browser is always GET. Take a look here

    Look at this:

    17.3 The FORM element

    <!ELEMENT FORM - - (%block;|SCRIPT)+ -(FORM) -- interactive form -->
<!ATTLIST FORM
  %attrs;                              -- %coreattrs, %i18n, %events --
  action      %URI;          #REQUIRED -- server-side form handler --
  method      (GET|POST)     GET       -- HTTP method used to submit the form--
  enctype     %ContentType;  "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
  accept      %ContentTypes; #IMPLIED  -- list of MIME types for file upload --
  name        CDATA          #IMPLIED  -- name of form for scripting --
  onsubmit    %Script;       #IMPLIED  -- the form was submitted --
  onreset     %Script;       #IMPLIED  -- the form was reset --
  accept-charset %Charsets;  #IMPLIED  -- list of supported charsets --
  >