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Why shouldn't a GET request change data on the server?

All over the internet, I see the following advice: A GET should never change data on the server- use a POST request for that What is the basis for this idea? If I make a php service which ...
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How can I send audio input as chunked HTTP?

I am trying to create an interface with an external server, and don't know where to start. I would need to take audio as input to my computer, and send it to the remote server as a chunked HTTP ...
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How to trim all incoming values in an HTTP Post request?

I have an HTML form, with more than 30 fields in it. When this form is submitted to the server, all of the values of the fields should be trimmed. In other words, no value should start/end with any ...
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An application to get statistical data about HTTP Request/Response

I'm looking for an application which takes the address of a website, browses that website, and provides reports based on some user-defined criteria about the HTTP requests/responses. For example, this ...