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forknetwork/guzzle3
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PHP HTTP client. This library is deprecated in favor of https://packagist.org/packages/guzzlehttp/guzzle

v3.10.1(9y ago)213.0k[1 PRs](https://github.com/ForkNetwork/guzzle3/pulls)MITPHP >=5.3.3

Since Nov 14Compare

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Guzzle, PHP HTTP client and webservice framework
================================================

[](#guzzle-php-http-client-and-webservice-framework)

This is an old version of Guzzle
================================

[](#this-is-an-old-version-of-guzzle)

This repository is for Guzzle 3.x. Guzzle 5.x, the new version of Guzzle, has been released and is available at . The documentation for Guzzle version 5+ can be found at .

Guzzle 3 is no longer maintained and is now end of life.

### About Guzzle 3

[](#about-guzzle-3)

- Extremely powerful API provides all the power of cURL with a simple interface.
- Truly take advantage of HTTP/1.1 with persistent connections, connection pooling, and parallel requests.
- Service description DSL allows you build awesome web service clients faster.
- Symfony2 event-based plugin system allows you to completely modify the behavior of a request.

### Installing via Composer

[](#installing-via-composer)

The recommended way to install Guzzle is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

```
# Install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php

# Add Guzzle as a dependency
php composer.phar require guzzle/guzzle:~3.9
```

After installing, you need to require Composer's autoloader:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

Known Issues
------------

[](#known-issues)

1. Problem following a specific redirect: [guzzle/guzzle#385](https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle/issues/385). This has been fixed in Guzzle 4/5.
2. Root XML attributes not serialized in a service description: . This has been fixed in Guzzle 4/5.
3. Accept-Encoding not preserved when following redirect: Fixed in Guzzle 4/5.
4. String "Array" Transmitted w/ PostFiles and Duplicate Aggregator: Fixed in Guzzle 4/5.
5. Recursive model references with array items: Fixed in Guzzle 4/5
6. String "Array" Transmitted w/ PostFiles and Duplicate Aggregator: Fixed in Guzzle 4/5.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

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 ~24 days

Recently: every ~227 days

Total

74

Last Release

3575d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.4 → v2.0.02012-01-15

v2.8.8 → v3.0.02012-10-16

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.3PHP >=5.3.2

v3.7.4PHP >=5.3.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

httpclientframeworkrestcurlhttp clientweb service

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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