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I have some small doubts regarding HTML Forms
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1> In form method what is the difference between "Get" and "post" ??

2> Do such forms work on free hosts like Geocities ??

3> If they do then what must be put into method ( get or post ?? ) ??



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Answer 1

it does not work in free websites like geocities for the reason that it does not allow you to run php/perl code

Answer 2

Get puts the values someone enters into your form - into the address bar, at the end of the address of the page your form action redirects to.

For example, if you have a form which asks for name and email address - and set the method to get, when they submit the form their address bar will show: nameofsubmitpage.xxx ?name=Joe &email=[e-mail] (but without spaces, Yahoo Answers doesn't like long strings of text without spaces).

I'm unsure if there is a limit to the number of values which can be passed using a get form, but you should use post for sure if your form contains confidential information, such as passwords - as the password would be displayed in the address once they submit your form.

You'll need to check geocities help for forms, they probably support both get/post forms, but as for scripts to do something with the form once it's submitted - you'll probably not have much lick there on Geocities.

Answer 3

Actually the POST and GET are the same method. In post the contents of data transferring will not be shown. In get method the data transferring content will be shown. That's all.