    $_POST (PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
$_POST — HTTP POST variables   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 POSTed name=Hannes  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. 
   See Also
 Handling external variables The filter extension   


    
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