post and get

hotshot has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello guys !

I have a CGI script, and I'v been wanting to know if there's a way to know if a parameter I got from the browser, was sent to me in POST or GET method.

Anyone?

Hotshot

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Re: post and get by blakem (Monsignor) on Mar 18, 2002 at 08:16 UTC
Check the value of `$ENV{REQUEST_METHOD}` -Blake	[reply] [d/l]
Re: post and get by busunsl (Vicar) on Mar 18, 2002 at 08:25 UTC
Use the CGI module and you don't have to bother about the request method. But if you need it anyway, use CGI's request_method() function.	[reply]
Re: post and get by tomhukins (Curate) on Mar 18, 2002 at 09:53 UTC
An interesting problem is caused by code like `<form action="form.cgi?a=1" method="POST">`. This issue is covered in Re: POST vs GET & their intermingling. and its responses.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: post and get by Juerd (Abbot) on Mar 18, 2002 at 09:53 UTC
was sent to me in POST or GET method. Blake already gave a perfect answer, but I'd like to add that `%ENV` is loaded with useful information. Give the following piece of code a try to find out more about this wonderful hash. `use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%ENV;` [download] U28geW91IGNhbiBhbGwgcm90MTMgY W5kIHBhY2soKS4gQnV0IGRvIHlvdS ByZWNvZ25pc2UgQmFzZTY0IHdoZW4 geW91IHNlZSBpdD8gIC0tIEp1ZXJk	[reply] [d/l]
Re: post and get by newrisedesigns (Curate) on Mar 18, 2002 at 22:08 UTC
Whenever you write something in Perl for use as a CGI application, it's always best to use CGI.pm. The module is in almost every distrobution, and it doesn't cause too much of a delay (if speed is your concern.) CGI.pm will also handle your queries for you, and can determine GET from POST and vice-versa. All the instructions for use are right here, and I'm sure any monk here will help you if you need it. Hope this helps. John J Reiser newrisedesigns.com	[reply]

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