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faulkj/webclient
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A wrapper class for cURL in PHP.

v1.1.2(1y ago)11.2k2UnlicensePHPPHP >=7.0

Since Aug 27Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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WebClient
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[](#webclient)

Wrapper class for cURL in PHP

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance33

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~364 days

Total

4

Last Release

666d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3419720?v=4)[Joshua H. Faulkenberry](/maintainers/faulkj)[@faulkj](https://github.com/faulkj)

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Top Contributors

[![faulkj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3419720?v=4)](https://github.com/faulkj "faulkj (10 commits)")

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Tags

clientcurlphpclientcurlweb servicefetch

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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