Ch- 6 DWD
Difference between GET and POST
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GET
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POST
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1
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GET request is sent via the URL string
(appended to the URI with a question-mark as separator), which is visible.
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POST request is encapsulated in the
body of the HTTP request and can't be seen.
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2
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GET request goes via URL, so it has a
limitation for its length. It can't be more than 255 characters long.
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POST request becomes a part of the
body of the HTTP request and there is no size limitation.
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3
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GET request is comparatively faster as
it's relatively simpler to create a GET request.
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The time spent in the encapsulation of
the POST request in the HTTP body is saved in this case.
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4
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Only ASCII characters allowed. GET
request is sent via URL string and as we all know that URL can be text-only,
so GET can carry only text data.
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No restrictions. Binary data is also
allowed. POST has no such restriction and it can carry both text as well as
binary data.
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5
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GET is less secure compared to POST
because data sent is part of the URL. Never use GET when sending passwords or
other sensitive information!
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POST is a little safer than GET
because the parameters are not stored in browser history or in web server
logs
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6
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Data is visible to everyone in the URL.
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Data is not displayed in the URL.
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