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biganfa/php2curl
================

tiny lib to convert data from PHP request to cURL command, thus importing PHP request to Postman

v1.1(7y ago)262.1k5WTFPLPHPPHP ^7

Since Feb 24Pushed 11mo ago1 watchersCompare

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php2curl
========

[](#php2curl)

Convert PHP request to raw cURL instantly. This tiny lib analyzes PHP globals (`$_REQUEST`, etc.) and creates identical cURL command out of it. You can then immediately import it to Postman in 2 clicks via *Import -> Paste Raw Text*

Possible use cases
------------------

[](#possible-use-cases)

- importing web request from PHP code to plain cURL
- **importing web request from PHP code to Postman**
- cowboy style debugging while xdebug is not available (e.g. production)
- trying to debug a microservice
- sharing a request with a co-worker
- so on

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

- **zero configuration!** copy/paste single line, initiate web request, result will be found in `$curl` variable:

```
$curl = eval(file_get_contents('http://bit.ly/_php2curl')); // $curl variable contains the cURL command here
```

- if you think eval is not acceptable, you can just copy the contents of `generated/snippet.php` and paste it anywhere in your project. `$curl` variable will hold the desired cURL command.
- you can install the library as usual via composer (see example.php)

```
composer require biganfa/php2curl
```

Known limitations (pull requests are welcome!)
----------------------------------------------

[](#known-limitations-pull-requests-are-welcome)

- files are not supported

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

`vendor/bin/phpunit`

License information
-------------------

[](#license-information)

see LICENSE file

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance37

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2636d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e8c1ce9cd19ab2b69b4f0fa6ddbe3850cbfe2409e98d49e7e166aed7ca7a3c7d?d=identicon)[biganfa](/maintainers/biganfa)

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

curlPostman

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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