Form data from HTTP POST requests

# $_POST

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

$_POST — Form data from HTTP POST requests

### Description

An associative array of variables passed to the current script via the HTTP POST method when using `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` or `multipart/form-data` as the HTTP Content-Type in the request.

### Examples

Example #1 $_POST example

`<?php
echo 'Hello ' . htmlspecialchars($_POST["name"]) . '!';
?>`

Assuming the user sent a POST request with `name=Hannes` in the body.

The above example will output something similar to:

    Hello Hannes!

### Notes

> Note:

> This is a 'superglobal', or automatic global, variable. This simply means that it is available in all scopes throughout a script. There is no need to do global $variable; to access it within functions or methods.

> Note: To read POST data sent with other content types (e.g. `application/json` or `application/xml`) php://input must be used. Unlike $_POST, which only works with `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` and `multipart/form-data`, php://input provides direct access to the raw data from the body of the request.

### See Also

- Handling external variables
- The filter extension

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