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GET |
POST |
| In browser history parameters remain because they are the part of the URL | In browser history parameters remain because they are the part of the URL |
| It can be bookmarked | It cannot be bookmarked |
| If the HTML is stored in the browser cache, GET requests are re-executed but may not be re-submitted to server
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The browser alerts the user that data will need to be re-submitted |
| It can send but the parameter data is limited to what we can stuff into the URL | It can send parameters, including uploading files to the server |
| Hacking becomes easier for script kiddies | Hacking becomes more difficult |
| There is restriction on form data type, only ASCII characters allowed | There is no restrictions. Binary data is also allowed |
| PHP GET method is less secure than POST because data sent is part of the URL. So, its saved in browser history or server logs in plaintext | PHP POST is little safer than GET because the parameters are not stored in browser history or web- server logs |
| There are restrictions on form data length | There are no restrictions on form data length |
| GET method should not be used while sending passwords or other sensitive information | POST method used when sending passwords or other sensitive information. |
| GET method is visible to everyone in address bar and it has limits on amount of information to send | POST method variables are not displayed in the URL |
| It can be cached | It cannot be cached |
