Take the 2-minute tour ×  HTML4 / XHTML1 allows only GET and
POST in forms, now it seems like HTML5 will do the same. There
is a proposal to add these two but it doesn't seem to be gaining
traction. What were the technical or political reasons for not
including PUT and DELETE in HTML5 specification draft?
share|improve this question HTML is the markup language, HTTP is
the protocol –  ratchet freak Oct 13 '11 at 13:57 @ratchet
freak: I am aware of that. Nevertheless I'm asking specifically
about HTML as it defines only GET and POST as allowed <form>
methods. –  FilipK Oct 13 '11 at 14:01 A typical scenario is a
form with tabular data, where user need to PUT more lines or
not, as "more lines" are user decision. Using Javascript+POST is
artificial, perhaps HTML6 will show an alternative FORM feature
to do this kind of operation. –  Peter Krauss Oct 27 at 13:43  7
Answers 7  up vote 97 down vote accepted  This is a fascinating
question. The other answers here are all speculative, and in
some cases flat-out inco