I've seen a number of posts on here saying not to use the $_REQUEST variable. I usually don't, but sometimes it's convenient. What's wrong with it?

Oct 29, 2019 · I am bit confused about these super global variable ($_POST, $_GET, and $_REQUEST) in PHP. In which scenario do I need to use these variables in PHP, and what are the main …

Mar 22, 2015 · $_REQUEST is a superglobal array that is (from the PHP documentation): An associative array that by default contains the contents of $_GET, $_POST and $_COOKIE. Like …

Question in the title. And what happens when all 3 of $_GET[foo], $_POST[foo] and $_COOKIE[foo] exist? Which one of them gets included to $_REQUEST?

Jun 6, 2009 · Is there a way to call an HTML file synchronously from PHP? The HTML file does nothing but link to a JavaScript file that returns a value using document.write (). In other words, I want to run …

It is valuable to additionally note, that PHP will populate all the $_GET parameters even when you send a proper request of other type. Methods in above replies are completely correct, however if you want …

Feb 12, 2009 · How should I read any header in PHP? For example the custom header: X-Requested-With.

Aug 10, 2011 · 2 See the request order parameter of PHP. Here you can set whether the array fills post, get, cookie or any combo thereof.

Sep 10, 2009 · Every HTTP request header field is in $_SERVER (except Cookie) and the key begins with HTTP_. If you’re using Apache, you can also try apache_request_headers.

A very simple PHP example that sends an HTTP POST request to a remote site