In REST APIs, HTTP methods represent the actions that the client can request from the server. In PHP, you can handle these HTTP methods using built-in functionalities such as $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD' ...

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While there are almost 40 registered HTTP request methods, most RESTful web developers only use five of them. Here are the most important HTTP methods and examples of how to use them.