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Figure 1.4 shows the results of the above URL.
Figure 1.4: Result of GET Request
As can be seen, the two arguments showed up as URL arguments in the URL address
input area.
POST Requests
GET
request are limited by size. All arguments must fit on the URL.
POST
requests
have no such limitation. This is possible because the data that sent with a
POST
request will
be transmitted separately from the URL.
To use an HTTP post, there will usually be an HTML page with a form. Figure 1.5 shows
such a form.
