# $\_SERVER\['REQUEST\_METHOD'\] always "GET"
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 19, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484 "2011-11-19T20:52:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/1 "2011-11-19T20:52:00Z")
I have Googled and not figured this out, I am sure it’s something stupid. I am always getting “get” back from $\_SERVER[‘REQUEST\_METHOD’] even if the form method is “post”. Any help would be appreciated.
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### Author:  [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/2 "2011-11-19T22:28:03Z")
Most likely explanation: your form markup is wrong, and the $\_SERVER value is in fact correct. Start by validating your markup at [http://validator.w3.org/](http://validator.w3.org/). If it validates and you’re still having trouble, pastebin your markup so we can take a look.
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### Author:  [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/3 "2011-11-20T01:56:44Z")
> [@tellyworth](#):
>
> Most likely explanation: your form markup is wrong, and the $\_SERVER value is in fact correct. Start by validating your markup at [http://validator.w3.org/](http://validator.w3.org/). If it validates and you’re still having trouble, pastebin your markup so we can take a look.
Thanks, that is a great tool. I cleaned up a couple of warnings and it works now.
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### Author:  [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/4 "2011-11-20T02:31:09Z")
Well not so fast. Post seemed to work a few times then stopped. Here is my markup:
```auto
Test Forms
```
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### Author:  [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/5 "2011-11-20T04:29:46Z")
if I add a simple
```auto
```
to your markup, I get the proper result for both a GET and a POST, respectively.
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### Author:  [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/6 "2011-11-20T04:38:11Z")
I think it’s a problem on my server, another server worked fine.
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### Author:  [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/7 "2011-11-20T04:38:33Z")
Chances are it’s working, and your diagnostic is wrong.
```auto
?
```
will probably be enlightening.
Also, if you’re not already using something similar, [getfirebug.com](http://getfirebug.com).
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### Author:  [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/8 "2011-11-20T06:12:59Z")
It looks like it was because I was using a full URL for the ‘action=…’
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### Author:  [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/_server-request_method-always-get/603484/9 "2011-11-20T10:07:47Z")
> [@sh1bu1](#):
>
> It looks like it was because I was using a full URL for the ‘action=…’
That’s not the cause. You have two symptoms: REQUEST\_METHOD is sometimes not what you expect; and putting a full URL in the action attribute alters behaviour. I don’t know why, but changing the action hasn’t fixed it, just masked some other problem.