<form method="post" action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>">
Name: <input type="text" name="fname">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<?php
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
// do logic
$name = $_POST['fname'];
}
?>$url = 'http://server.com/path';
$data = array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2');
// use key 'http' even if you send the request to https://...
$options = array(
'http' => array(
'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => http_build_query($data)
)
);
$context = stream_context_create($options);
$result = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
if ($result === FALSE) { /* Handle error */ }
var_dump($result);
// Send data trough e.g. AJAX in JavaScript
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: 'example.php',
data: { "num1": 1, "num2": 2},
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "JSON",
async: false
})
// You would receive it like this:
$num1 = $_POST["num1"];
$num2 = $_POST["num2"];
$sum = $num1 + $num2;
echo $sum;
// Would output: 3// CURL-less method with PHP5
$context = stream_context_create(array(
// use key 'http' even if you send the request to https
'http' => array(
//'header' and 'content' is optional
'header' => "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\n",
'method' => 'POST',
'content' => http_build_query(
array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2')
)
)
));
$result = file_get_contents('http://server.com/path', false, $context);
if ($result === FALSE) {
echo "an error occurred during post.";
http_response_code(500);
} else {
// success
var_dump($result);
}