Using PHP for Web applications

In the beginning, Web pages were static they just presented documents.Users went to Web sites to read information. Documents were linked togetherso that users could easily find the information they sought,…

GET or POST

PHP makes it very easy to handle data sent using either POST or GET. However, thisdoesn't mean that you should choose one or the other at random.

When You Do not Know How Data Is Sent

If you need to write a script that is supposed to work just as well with both GET andPOST requests, you can use the $_REQUEST superglobal array; the latter is filled in

GET and URLs

When a form is submitted using the GET method, its values are encoded directly inthe query string portion of the URL. For example, if you submit the form above byentering user in the List box and choosing…

Anatomy of a Web Page

Anatomy of a Web Page... Most people think of a Web page as nothing more than a collection of HTML code. This is fine if you happen to be aWeb designer but, as a PHP developer, your knowledge must run…