request type in php code example

Example 1: php detect request type

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
     // Boom baby we a POST method
}
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
     // We are a GET method
}

Example 2: php check request method

$_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD']

Example 3: what does $request do in php

$message = "";

if($_REQUEST['msg'] == "new"){
    $message = "New User has been added successfully";
}else if($_REQUEST['msg'] == 'edit'){
    $message = "User has been saved successfully";
}else if($_REQUEST['msg'] == 'update'){
    $message = "User(s) has been Updated successfully";
}