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[Daniel Krook]

> > <input type="submit" name="submit[$row_id]" value="Edit"/> <input 
> > type="submit" name="submit[$row_id]" value="Del"/>
> 
> Seems like this would be better as hyperlinks rather than forms.
> 
> --Dan
...
> I thought of that, and again, it sure would be much 
> easier. But doesn't
> that violate the W3C recommendation for get versus post. Isn't a
> Hyperlink simulating a get submission, which should not be used for
> "actions" that modify a database.

Yep, in theory GET requests should be side-effect free, so the instinct is 
not to use links... If only for one lesson learned the hard way... What if 
a spider or recursive wget hits this page (and all you have to stop the 
requests for the normal user are JavaScript confirms)?







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