# $_REQUEST
**\$_REQUEST** is a superglobal variable in PHP that contains input from `$_POST`, `$_GET`, and `$_COOKIE`. These correspond to HTTP POST, GET, and Cookies.

# Usage
The following example shows how `\$_REQUEST` can be used:

<?php
// Choosing input type
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
    // Getting data from input
    $shotname = htmlspecialchars($_REQUEST['shot']); 
    
    echo $shotname
}
?>


This example shows how `$_REQUEST` can be used once a request has been made:

* The if statement checks whether it matches the required method. Here, it checks if it is a `POST` request. 
* Then, it gets the data using `$_REQUEST['shot']`. As can be seen, `$_REQUEST` acts as an associative array as it uses a key to access data. 
* Once data is collected, it is converted to HTML, using `htmlspecialchars()`, and displayed.

# $_REQUEST
**\$_REQUEST** is a superglobal variable in PHP that contains input from `＄_POST`, `＄_GET`, and `＄_COOKIE`. These correspond to HTTP POST, GET, and Cookies.

# Usage
The following example shows how `\＄_REQUEST` can be used:

This example shows how `＄_REQUEST` can be used once a request has been made:

* The if statement checks whether it matches the required method. Here, it checks if it is a `POST` request. 
* Then, it gets the data using `＄_REQUEST['shot']`. As can be seen, `＄_REQUEST` acts as an associative array as it uses a key to access data. 
* Once data is collected, it is converted to HTML, using `htmlspecialchars()`, and displayed.

What is $_REQUEST in PHP?

Superglobal variable $_REQUEST in PHP gathers input from $_POST, $_GET, and $_COOKIE, facilitating data collection in server-side scripts.