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8 changes: 5 additions & 3 deletions book/http_fundamentals.rst
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There are actually nine HTTP methods defined by the HTTP specification,
but many of them are not widely used or supported. In reality, many modern
browsers don't even support the ``PUT`` and ``DELETE`` methods.
There are actually nine HTTP methods (also known as verbs) defined by
the HTTP specification, but many of them are not widely used or supported.
In reality, many modern browsers only support ``POST`` and ``GET`` in
HTML forms. Various others are however supported in XMLHttpRequests,
as well as by Symfony's router.

In addition to the first line, an HTTP request invariably contains other
lines of information called request headers. The headers can supply a wide
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2.3, use the :ref:`configuration-framework-http_method_override` option.

Unfortunately, life isn't quite this simple, since most browsers do not
support sending PUT and DELETE requests. Fortunately, Symfony provides you
support sending PUT and DELETE requests as method in HTML forms. Fortunately, Symfony provides you
with a simple way of working around this limitation. By including a ``_method``
parameter in the query string or parameters of an HTTP request, Symfony will
use this as the method when matching routes. Forms automatically include a
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