How is a HTTP PUT request typically issued?

Question

I know HTTP PUT is an idempotent request that store something at a specific URI, according to the definition (quoted from the rfc)

The PUT method requests that t         


        

Answer 1

In REST you have:

GET - retrieve resource
POST - create new resource
PUT - update existing resource
DELETE - delete resource

So the PUT verb is used to update an existing resource on the server. Depending on the client there are various ways of sending a PUT request. For example with jquery AJAX:

$.ajax({
    type: 'PUT',
    url: '/products/123',
    data: { name: 'new product name' }
});