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title: "What are POST method?"  
description: "What are POST method?"  
author: "Allen Scott"  
published: 2016-09-26  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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category: "php"  
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# What are POST method?

Unlike GET method, information sent by the user are hidden in case of POST method. Developers prefer POST method. POST method does not have any limitation on the amount of information to send. As variables are not shown in URL so it is not possible to bookmark the page.

## Answers

### Answer by Allen Scott

Unlike GET method, information sent by the user are hidden in case of POST method. Developers prefer POST method. POST method does not have any limitation on the amount of information to send. As variables are not shown in URL so it is not possible to bookmark the page.


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