Should I store _method=PUT/DELETE in the post or in the url

Question

I'm using ASP.NET MVC to build a RESTful web application and I plan to tunnel PUT and DELETE requests through POST as it seems like the most pragmatic workaround.

What I'd like to know is, should I tunnel the information through the url like this:

<form method='post' action='resource?_method=DELETE'>
    <!-- fields -->
</form>

Or should I tunnel it through the posted form data like this:

<form method='post' action='resource'>
    <input type='hidden' name='_method' value='DELETE' />
    <!-- fields -->
</form>

And what are the pros and cons of each?

EDIT: One of the reasons I asked the question is that I read somewhere that putting information like this in the url is a good thing as post data usually gets lost, but urls hang around (in log files, etc) - unfortunately it makes the url look ugly

Answer 1

They are equivalent.

Though if pressed I'd prefer sending it in the post myself, but it's subjective.

Answer 2

Have you seen this question? From what I understand, the x-http-method-override header is the preferred solution to this problem.

Answer 3

Not that I have, but shouldn't you use:

<form method="put" action="resource">
    <!-- fields -->
</form>

And / or

<form method="delete" action="resource">
    <!-- fields -->
</form>

...?