Re: [cgiapp] POST or GET

["Adam Gent" <suppressed>]

> Hi List,
>
> a question of style (and maybe functionality).
>
> What is the recommended way of linking to other modules / runmodes. Is GET
> good enough or should I be using POSTs?
>
> I was working on a registration module and the form was something like:
>
> <form name=reg>
> <input type="hidden" name="rm" value="perform_reg">
> .
> .
> .
> </form>
>
> and when I went to the next mode, a GET was performed and all the params
> where in the URL (including password which is not very nice)
>
> Any guidelines?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Hi,

The reason a GET was performed is because you did not specify a method, it
defaults to GET. It is always safest to do a POST.

Adam


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