The jQuery get() and post() methods are used to request data from the server with an HTTP GET or POST request.
HTTP Request: GET vs. POST
Two commonly used methods for a request-response between a client and server are: GET and POST.
- GET – Requests data from a specified resource
- POST – Submits data to be processed to a specified resource
GET is basically used for just getting (retrieving) some data from the server. Note: The GET method may return cached data.
POST can also be used to get some data from the server. However, the POST method NEVER caches data, and is often used to send data along with the request.
To learn more about GET and POST, and the differences between the two methods, please read our HTTP Methods GET vs POST article. Continue reading jQuery – AJAX get() and post() Methods