Adding parameters to rest GET request

I have an application running with AS2/PHP. The AS2 communicate with PHP scripts via $_POST array of data, this array contains data like sessionkey, userID, and some database filtering (sql limit, order by etc.)

An iOS version of the application is planned, and I am trying to figure out the best way to use the existing server side code and rewrite only the graphics.

The problem is that I need a lot of data, data which ideally should be sent via $_POST array into a GET http request (sorry if I am not clear, don't hesitate to ask me questions).

I've read this post Understanding REST: Verbs, error codes, and authentication which made me understand better how REST should be working, but I need more data sent to server.

For example, let's say I'd like to retrieve a collection of items, the request would be something like:

GET http://xxx/rest/item

But how do I tell the server that i'd like to retrieve only X elements from the collection, or even which sort order i'd like ?

Thanks previously for your answers

EDIT: @laurent, here an example of a script POST parameters received:

    // COMMON PARAMETERS (each script)
$idPROF     = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('idPROF');
$idVISITE   = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('idVISITE');
$typeConnexion  = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('typeConnexion');
$typeSupport    = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('typeSupport');
$cleSession     = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('cleSession');
$idCLIENT   = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('idCLIENT');
$idCONTEXTE = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('idCONTEXTE');

    // SCRIPT-SPECIFIC PARAMETERS
$idSUIVI        = (int) Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('idSUIVI');
$nbPrescription = (int) Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('nbPrescription');
$indiceDebut    = (int) Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('indiceDebut');
$critereTri     = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('critereTri');
$isTriInverse   = Utils_Mv::boolval(Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('isTriInverse'));
$chaineFiltres  = Utils_Mv::getVariablePOST('chaineFiltres');

You would pass the common parameters as get parameters on GET request ? (and POST for PUT/POST)

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To get more than one item, I would do something like this:

GET http://example.com/items/1_2_3_4

Where 1, 2, 3, 4 are the item IDs. To get just one item, you would do:

GET http://example.com/items/1

For the sort order, I would make this a query parameter. In general, a REST URL should point to a resource or several resources. Anything extra like sort order, resource format, etc. should be a query parameter:

GET http://example.com/items/1_2_3?order=by_name

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