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gatorv/simple-http
==================

Simple wrapper for cURL for basic requests

00PHP

Since Aug 18Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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SimpleHttpRequest Class
=======================

[](#simplehttprequest-class)

Simple PHP Http Request Wrapper using cURL under the hood.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ php composer.phar require gatorv/simple-http
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Basic Usage

```
use Gatorv\Web\SimpleHttpRequest as Request;

$req = new Request();
list($headers, $body) = $req->get('https://url/');
```

### Main Methods

[](#main-methods)

Perform a GET Request

```
$req->get($url);
```

Perform a POST Request:

```
$req->post($url, $data);
```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

The following options can be customized on constructing the object (or after construction:

1. redirects - The number of redirects to perform if a Location header is sent.
2. proxy - The proxy and port to use
3. ssl - Wether to verify the SSL certificate or not (for testing)

Also the following methods are available:

Use a Desktop User-Agent:

```
$req->useDesktopAgent();
```

Use a Mobile User-Agent:

```
$req->useMobileAgent();
```

Reset Headers:

```
$req->resetHeaders();
```

Request Compression:

```
$req->requestCompression();
```

Add a HTTP Cookie:

```
$req->addCookie();
```

###  Health Score

18

—

LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1844624?v=4)[Christopher Valderrama](/maintainers/gatorv)[@gatorv](https://github.com/gatorv)

---

Top Contributors

[![gatorv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1844624?v=4)](https://github.com/gatorv "gatorv (6 commits)")

---

Tags

curlphp

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