Modifying data with PUT
Depending on whom you ask, PUT and POST can be used interchangeably for the creation of records. Some people believe that both can be used for updating the records and most believe that both can be used for the creation of records given a set of variables. In lieu of getting into a somewhat confusing and often political debate, we've separated the two as follows:
- Creation of new records:
POST - Updating existing records, idempotently:
PUT
Given these guidelines, we'll utilize the PUT verb when we wish to make updates to resources. We'll allow comments to be edited by anyone as nothing more than a proof of concept to use the REST PUT verb.
In Chapter 6, Session and Cookies, we'll lock this down a bit more, but we also want to ...
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