From 18cd42a79361337a6053647c5095d3806391796b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wouthoekstra Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2015 17:24:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update http_fundamentals.rst Added some nuance to note about PUT and DELETE in modern browsers. --- book/http_fundamentals.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/book/http_fundamentals.rst b/book/http_fundamentals.rst index 3325e101f6d..2efa559d1f7 100644 --- a/book/http_fundamentals.rst +++ b/book/http_fundamentals.rst @@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ delete a specific blog entry, for example: There are actually nine HTTP methods defined by the HTTP specification, but many of them are not widely used or supported. In reality, many modern - browsers don't even support the ``PUT`` and ``DELETE`` methods. + browsers only support ``POST`` and ``GET`` in HTML forms. + The methods ``PUT`` and ``DELETE`` are supported in XMLHttpRequests, + which are commonly used in AJAX calls. In addition to the first line, an HTTP request invariably contains other lines of information called request headers. The headers can supply a wide From 6e697b51e696cf2cc69f19a6fe3a10c7f11138be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wouthoekstra Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 22:31:36 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Updated text about HTTP methods --- book/http_fundamentals.rst | 10 +++++----- cookbook/routing/method_parameters.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/http_fundamentals.rst b/book/http_fundamentals.rst index 2efa559d1f7..4b4aa363037 100644 --- a/book/http_fundamentals.rst +++ b/book/http_fundamentals.rst @@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ delete a specific blog entry, for example: .. note:: - There are actually nine HTTP methods defined by the HTTP specification, - but many of them are not widely used or supported. In reality, many modern - browsers only support ``POST`` and ``GET`` in HTML forms. - The methods ``PUT`` and ``DELETE`` are supported in XMLHttpRequests, - which are commonly used in AJAX calls. + There are actually nine HTTP methods (also known as verbs) defined by + the HTTP specification, but many of them are not widely used or supported. + In reality, many modern browsers only support ``POST`` and ``GET`` in + HTML forms. Various others are however supported in XMLHttpRequests, + as well as by Symfony's router. In addition to the first line, an HTTP request invariably contains other lines of information called request headers. The headers can supply a wide diff --git a/cookbook/routing/method_parameters.rst b/cookbook/routing/method_parameters.rst index 6da564f18ce..b8ceeaa18a9 100644 --- a/cookbook/routing/method_parameters.rst +++ b/cookbook/routing/method_parameters.rst @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Faking the Method with ``_method`` 2.3, use the :ref:`configuration-framework-http_method_override` option. Unfortunately, life isn't quite this simple, since most browsers do not -support sending PUT and DELETE requests. Fortunately, Symfony provides you +support sending PUT and DELETE requests as method in HTML forms. Fortunately, Symfony provides you with a simple way of working around this limitation. By including a ``_method`` parameter in the query string or parameters of an HTTP request, Symfony will use this as the method when matching routes. Forms automatically include a pFad - Phonifier reborn

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