5.15. Web servers unencode POST dataOnce a web server gets a POST request, it figures out what type of data it has received, and then passes that information on to the program in the request URL. placeOrder.php Since this is a POST request, there's no data in the actual request URL. Break Neck serverThe server opens up the POST request, and decodes the request data... phone=(214) 290-8762The server takes care of taking the data from the request, and turning it into something a server-side program can use. address=Mary Jenkins 7081 Teakwood #24C Dallas, Texas 75182 order=1 Large Cheese Pizza 1 order of Breadsticks 1 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke ...which, for Break Neck, is the customer's information and order... placeOrder.php...and passes the data on to the program in the original request URL. |