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    PHP allows users to define their own functions for code reusability. Functions can accept arguments, return values, and are called using function names. Forms can submit data to PHP scripts using either the GET or POST methods. GET sends data in the URL while POST embeds it in the request body, making POST more secure but with data limits. Key decisions around using GET vs POST involve visibility of submitted data and ability to bookmark pages.

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    PHP allows users to define their own functions for code reusability. Functions can accept arguments, return values, and are called using function names. Forms can submit data to PHP scripts using either the GET or POST methods. GET sends data in the URL while POST embeds it in the request body, making POST more secure but with data limits. Key decisions around using GET vs POST involve visibility of submitted data and ability to bookmark pages.

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    PHP

    Seiya Tanaka

    Subject:

    Internet and Web Development
    Contents

    Functions

    Form

    POST

    GET
    Functions
    Besides the built-in PHP functions, we can
    create our own functions.

    A function is a block of statements that can


    be used repeatedly in a program.

    A function will not execute immediately


    when a page loads.

    A function will be executed by a call to the


    function.
    Create a User Defined
    Function in PHP
    A user defined function declaration starts
    with the word "function":

    <?php
    function writeMsg() {
    echo "Hello world!";
    }

    writeMsg(); // call the function


    ?>
    PHP Function Arguments
    Information can be passed to functions
    through arguments. An argument is just like
    a variable.

    <?php
    function familyName($fname) {
    echo "$fname<br>";
    }
    familyName("Jani");
    familyName("Hege");
    familyName("Stale");
    familyName("Kai Jim");
    familyName("Borge");
    ?>
    Returning values
    To let a function return a value, use the
    return statement:

    <?php
    function sum($x, $y) {
    $z = $x + $y;
    return $z;
    }

    echo "5 + 10 = " . sum(5, 10) .


    "<br>";
    echo "7 + 13 = " . sum(7, 13) .
    "<br>";
    echo "2 + 4 = " . sum(2, 4);
    ?>
    Form(POST)
    The example below displays a simple HTML
    form with two input fields and a submit
    button:
    index.html
    <html>
    <body>

    <form action="welcome.php" method="post">


    Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
    E-mail: <input type="text" name="email"><br>
    <input type="submit">
    </form>

    </body>
    </html>
    Form(POST)
    To display the submitted data you could
    simply echo all the variables. The
    "welcome.php" looks like this:
    welcome.php
    <html>
    <body>
    Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?><br>
    Your email address is: <?php echo
    $_POST["email"]; ?>

    </body>
    </html>
    Form(GET)
    The same result could also be achieved using
    the HTTP GET method:
    index.html
    <html>
    <body>

    <form action="welcome_get.php" method="get">


    Name: <input type="text" name="name"><br>
    E-mail: <input type="text" name="email"><br>
    <input type="submit">
    </form>

    </body>
    </html>
    Form(GET)
    and "welcome_get.php" looks like this:

    welcome_get.php
    <html>
    <body>
    Welcome <?php echo $_GET["name"]; ?><br>
    Your email address is: <?php echo
    $_GET["email"]; ?>

    </body>
    </html>
    When to use

    GET or POST?
    GET

    Information sent from a form with the GET method is visible to


    everyone (all variable names and values are displayed in the
    URL).

    It is possible to bookmark the page.


    POST

    Information sent from a form with the POST method is invisible


    to others (all names/values are embedded within the body of
    the HTTP request) and has no limits on the amount of
    information to send.

    The security is better than GET.


    Summary

    Functions

    Form

    POST

    GET

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