Java HTTPServlet upload and delete file

Question

what http methods are used in servlets to upload/delete files from server:

Thrash Bean · Answer 1 · 2014-02-01T05:19:34.717

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For uploading file you should use post and multipart request amd to delete - delete.

edited Feb 01 '14 at 05:19

answered Jan 31 '14 at 20:21

Thrash Bean

GET is meant to be idempotent. – Sotirios Delimanolis Jan 31 '14 at 20:32
we can't use delete to delete a file? – user3085390 Jan 31 '14 at 20:39
Get for files @Sotirios? Clearly not recomended. Get accepts much less request length than post. – Thrash Bean Jan 31 '14 at 20:43
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That's not what I mean. Read about [idempotency](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html#sec9.1.2) in the HTTP specification. Don't delete with GET. – Sotirios Delimanolis Jan 31 '14 at 21:01
so, what was the conclusion? POST for upload and DELETE for deleting? – user3085390 Feb 08 '14 at 10:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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Use PUT for uploads, DELETE for deletion.
Here is a nice answer with more details:Which HTTP methods match up to which CRUD methods?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

Community

answered Jan 31 '14 at 20:53

Antoine Wils

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