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# $_POST

# $HTTP_POST_VARS [deprecated]

$_POST -- $HTTP_POST_VARS [deprecated] — HTTP POST variables

### Description

An associative array of variables passed to the current script via the HTTP POST method.

$HTTP_POST_VARS contains the same initial information, but is not a superglobal. (Note that $HTTP_POST_VARS and $_POST are different variables and that PHP handles them as such)

### ChangeLog

Version | Description
--- | ---
4.1.0 | Introduced $_POST that deprecated $HTTP_POST_VARS.

### 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

$_GET
$_FILES
Predefined variables
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