HTTP defines various request methods that clients can send to HTTP servers. Generally they involve performing an action on the specified resource. The most commonly used request methods are listed below:
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Method
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Description
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GET
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Retrieve the specified resource (usually
an HTML page or file).
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HEAD
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Same as GET, except only retrieve the
response header, not the body (i.e. the contents of the requested resource).
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POST
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Submit data to be processed. The data
is in the body of the request, and usually comes from an HTML form.
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