title: HTTP GET and POST parameters recommendations
body: <p>Is it bad practice to issue the following POST request:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/test?a=1&amp;b=2
  POST data: c=3&amp;d=4
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Notice that 2 parameters are part of the URL and 2 parameters are part of the POST content.</p>
  
  <p>On another note, is the following rule still recommended:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>GET request: retrieve content from
  the server but do not change anything
  on the server.</li>
  <li>POST request: post
  content to the server which may
  modify data on the server</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I am asking because I see a bit of everything online.</p>
  
  <p>Laurent Luce</p>