PUT is used by FB to update the comment because an existing resource is being updated, and that is what PUT does (updates a resource). PUT happens to be idempotent, in contrast to POST.

Nov 8, 2011 · Can I use a PUT method in an HTML form to send data from the form to a server?

Mar 24, 2014 · The difference between POST and PUT is that PUT is idempotent, that means, calling the same PUT request multiple times will always produce the same result (that is no side effect), …

Since PUT requests include the entire entity, if you issue the same request repeatedly, it should always have the same outcome (the data you sent is now the entire data of the entity). Therefore PUT is …

The difference between the PUT and PATCH requests is reflected in the way the server processes the enclosed entity to modify the resource identified by the Request-URI.

I'm building a RESTful API using Zend Framework via the Zend_Rest_Route. For uploading of files, should I use PUT or POST to handle the process? I'm trying to be as consistent as possible with the

Apr 28, 2009 · I was wondering what people's opinions are of a RESTful PUT operation that returns nothing (null) in the response body.

Dec 8, 2012 · How do I test a RESTful PUT (or DELETE) method using cURL?

Feb 9, 2014 · PUT and PATCH methods are similar in nature, but there is a key difference. PUT - in PUT request, the enclosed entity would be considered as the modified version of a resource which …

Feb 25, 2019 · I have few questions that: Although, it a restful api but specific application which would be used by an angular application, So should I return data in response of POST/PUT requests. …