RESTful through free web host (PUT, DELETE)

[mgorgeix]

Just want to start by saying that I have researched this subject for a while now--through trying methods on Stackoverflow.com and using searches on this forum to see if someone else has addressed this question.

Is it possible to use the verbs PUT or DELETE? I understand if it is not allowed by the host, but I haven't found a thread that explicitly says that they are not allowed or that someone was successful or unsuccessful using them. I either get a 404 or 405 error when trying to use these on x10host.com. I have modified .htaccess and the target's headers to no avail.

 

[leafypiggy]

PUT and DELETE are HTTP verbs that are understood by the webserver... what I would believe is happening is that your application doesn't understand the requests. What is an example URL that is causing this behavior?

 

[mgorgeix]

Okay I sort of misspoke and maybe I'm wrong altogether. _SERVER["QUERY_STRING"] comes up as null everytime I send POST, DELETE, or PUT. I have no problems with a GET request.

http://mgorgei.x10host.com/test/

Pressing Add will send POST, Delete with a <tr> highlighted will send DELETE. Right now, the php page receiving the request is taking GET only and passing phpinfo(32); if it sees anything else. This is just demonstrating _SERVER["QUERY_STRING"] coming empty, I obviously wouldn't leave it this way if it worked.

 

[essellar]

Why are you using QUERY_STRING with PUT?

 

[mgorgeix]

I'm not even sure.

You have to pass data somehow otherwise I just don't see the reason behind request methods. Shouldn't you specify what resources you're changing with PUT, what you're deleting with DELETE, etc.? If not through QUERY_STRING, then what? It would seem logical to me if GET would pass a value through QUERY_STRING, then why not the other request methods.

 

[AngusThermopyle]

Look up how POSTs are handled. The data is in the body of the request, not in a query string attached to the URL.

PUTs should be handled similarly.

Any request that changes data should never use query-strings. (Think of the URL being saved in browser History or Bookmarks. And then called again. The request is repeated. Is that what you really want? PUT the same deposit/purchase twice?)

 

[mgorgeix]

This effectively answers my problem directly: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9130915/put-delete-data-from-jquery-to-php

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction guys.