I would like to know why a developer would make a POST request without using a form.
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I would like to know why a developer would make a POST request without using a form.
Thanks!
Because
GETandPOSTdo not have the same semantic value.GETrequests should be generally safe to perform at any time without compromising the system, whilePOSTrequests should be used when doing something important (like accepting a monetary transaction, or, in a less dramatic way, post a comment or something like that).So it might make sense to make a
POSTrequest through AJAX if its result will affect a system.Source: W3C HTTP/1.1 Method Definitions, read 9.1.1 Safe Methods, 9.3 GET and 9.5 POST. Don’t be afraid, it’s short and to the point.