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  • Well, if everyone used pretty-urls in a GET style: http://example.com/var1/value1/var2/value2/var3/value3 we could 'technically' not have GET anymore... Commented Feb 15, 2010 at 18:07
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    @Chacha102 Except that you still have to GET that resource. Nearly all pages, images, scripts, etc. are loaded in web browsers using GET. Commented Feb 15, 2010 at 18:10
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    @Chacha102 - Even the www.mypage.com/contact/ uses GET internally to something like index.php?url=/contact/ Commented Feb 15, 2010 at 18:17
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    Emphasis on the size limit of GET! Also, GET parameters are included in bookmarks, while POST aren't. And, the user can refresh a GET-requested page but not a POST-requested one (without a warning about resending the info). Commented Feb 15, 2010 at 18:18