GET Method in PHP

This section contains the detail about GET Method in PHP .

The $_GET Method in PHP

The $_GET function in PHP is used to gather data of form submit with method="get". The data sent using get method is visible in browser's address bar.

For sending username & password , get  method is not secure. It also has limits on the amount of information to send. Given below form uses get method for sending data :

<form action="registration.php" method="get">
Name : <input type="text" name="name" />
Address : <input type="text" name="address" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>

Fetching form data sent via GET method

You can fetch value of submitted form in a PHP page using $_GET method as follows :

Your Name :<?php echo $_GET["name"]; ?>.<br />
Address :<?php echo $_GET["address"]; ?>

The above lines display the name & address values of submitted form.