$_POST empty in PHP file but call it with POST variables in the URL

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I call my php file in the browser with "...test.php?text=Hello" but the $_POST variable stays empty (also print_r($_POST) returns array() ).

Why? Do I need to activate the post variable or something?

Thanks.

$_REQUEST['text'] also

Vignesh Pichamani
– Vignesh Pichamani

2013-09-02 14:42:23 +00:00
Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 14:42 — Vignesh Pichamani
– Vignesh Pichamani, Commented Sep 2, 2013 at 14:42

Jon · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-02 14:37:07Z

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Variables passed in through the URL end up inside $_GET, not $_POST.

$_POST contains variables parsed by reading the HTTP request body when the method is POST. In this case the method is not POST and there is also no request body.

answered Sep 2, 2013 at 14:37

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Morne · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-02 14:39:51Z

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If you pass the variable through the URL you use $_GET. Also, you will access the variable with:

$_GET['text']

This is a array that is sent through and you need to specify what item in the array you want to use.

answered Sep 2, 2013 at 14:39

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DaveyBoy · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-02 14:53:17Z

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...test.php?text=hello passes data via the GET method (accessible via $_GET in the processing script).

$_POST gets populated by forms or cURL access (when the transfer method is defined as "post")

answered Sep 2, 2013 at 14:53

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