$_POST - What does it mean?

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$_POST - What does it mean?

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$_POST - What does it mean?

Jan 12th, 2005

Hi guys,

I have been looking at various form processing scripts, bascially to gain some understanding of how they work.

I have managed to work through one section apart from one bit. I keep seeing the following:

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$_POST

I was just wondering what this was. I am using Dreamweaver MX and it changes the colour of every $_POST. So it doesnt look like a variable.

Can someone explain what it is and what it does - or is it just a variable for something?

Thanks,
JameZ