[gadgetgirl]

In most of my forms I include a hidden field set to true. Then in my php validation I check

 if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) 

. Recently I have come across this method

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')

Do they both do the same thing? Is one method better than the other to use and why?

[GalaxyTramp]

gadgetgirl, on 10 January 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

In most of my forms I include a hidden field set to true. Then in my php validation I check

 if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) 

. Recently I have come across this method

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')

Do they both do the same thing? Is one method better than the other to use and why?

if($_SERVER['POST'] == 'POST')

If the request method equal "POST" then the contents will be processed regardless of the content, you are not checking for a specific value.

if(isset($_POST['submitted']))

With this you are checking for a specific value "submitted"

So no they are not the same and only the second example really does any validation, the first just checks if the request method equals POST in this instance.

Hope this helps

Colin

[webdesigner93]

gadgetgirl, on 10 January 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

In most of my forms I include a hidden field set to true. Then in my php validation I check

 if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) 

. Recently I have come across this method

if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')

Do they both do the same thing? Is one method better than the other to use and why?

I'd personally use

 if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) 

this is specifically checking if the submit button is pressed, and if it is then you run your processing code or you can do both i guess. checking the request method and also checking if the submit button is clicked