# AS3 uses GET method even though I specify POST

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uses-get-method-even-though-i-specify-post/309513>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 17, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uses-get-method-even-though-i-specify-post/309513 "2010-05-17T12:37:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uses-get-method-even-though-i-specify-post/309513/1 "2010-05-17T12:37:54Z")

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I’m making a quiz game where I need to send information about the player’s score and other variables from Flash to a PHP page whlie opening the PHP page in a browser. I want to use POST so the variables don’t show in the address line of the browser.

My code looks like:

```auto
highScoreEntryPath = ("register.php");

highScoreEntryRequest = new URLRequest(highScoreEntryPath);
highScoreEntryRequest.data = setHighScoreStats;
highScoreEntryRequest.method = URLRequestMethod.POST

highScoreEntryLoader = new URLLoader();
highScoreEntryLoader.dataFormat = "VARIABLES";
highScoreEntryLoader.load(highScoreEntryRequest);

navigateToURL(highScoreEntryRequest, "blank");

```

When I get to the point where this code is executed, Flash opens a new browser window and queries the right php page, but appends the variables to the URL as if I was using GET!

I’ve also tried setting the method like this instead:

```auto
highScoreEntryRequest.method = "POST"

```

but that doesn’t work either. What am I doing wrong?? If it’s not possible to use navigateToURL like this, how else can I open a page in a browser and send variables along by POST?