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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. parable-php/http ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) parable-php/http ================ Parable HTTP is a straight-forward Request/Response library 1.02(1y ago)25231MITPHPPHP >=8.0 Since Mar 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/parable-php/http)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/parable-php/http)[ Docs](https://github.com/parable-php/http)[ RSS](/packages/parable-php-http/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (13)Used By (1) Parable Http ============ [](#parable-http) [![Workflow Status](https://github.com/parable-php/http/workflows/Tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/parable-php/http/actions?query=workflow%3ATests)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a5f42c98fc359a10823e3fb5f3e79ff8cb46089e79238821fcf311e0dab07df8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261626c652d7068702f687474702f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/parable-php/http)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1b3d60cd70aafaf3da5839def74358f9f793e129801ee33b50c2ec55f3387595/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261626c652d7068702f687474702f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/parable-php/http)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b5e3be18151435354eb94c299a91bf8ceb9750856abf1507aa2d6dad28f00151/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261626c652d7068702f687474702f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/parable-php/http) Parable Http is a minimalist Http library used to receive requests and send responses. It is not a full implementation, offering just-enough functionality. Install ------- [](#install) Php 8.0+ and [composer](https://getcomposer.org) are required. ``` $ composer require parable-php/http ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) To create a `Request` object automatically from the server variables, use: ``` $request = RequestFactory::createFromServer(); ``` To create a `Request` from scratch, use: ``` $request = new Request( 'GET', 'http://url.here/path?param=value' ); ``` To set up a minimal response you want to send to the client: ``` $response = new Response(200, 'This is the body'); ``` And to send it, use the `Dispatcher`: ``` $response = new Response(200, 'This is the body'); $dispatcher = new Dispatcher(); $dispatcher->dispatch($response); ``` This will send a response with stat us code `200`, with the body set as passed to the `Response` upon creation. API --- [](#api) ### Request [](#request) - `getMethod(): string` - returns GET, POST, etc. - `getUri(): Uri` - return a `Uri` object representing the uri being requested - `getRequestUri(): ?string` - the path of the `Uri` - `getProtocol(): string` - the protocol used (i.e. `HTTP/1.1`) - `getProtocolVersion(): string` - the version part of the protocol (i.e. `1.1`) - `getBody(): ?string` - the body of the request, if any - `getUser(): ?string` - the username from the uri - `getPass(): ?string` - the password from the uri - `isHttps(): bool` - whether the request was made over https. This represents a 'best guess' based on multiple checks - `isMethod(string $method): bool` - check whether the method matches `$method` From the `HasHeaders` trait: - `getHeader(string $header): ?string` - get a single header by string, `null` if non-existing - `getHeaders(): string[]` - get all headers ### Response [](#response) - `getBody(): ?string` - the body to be sent - `setBody(string $body): void` - set the body as a string - `prependBody(string $content): void` - prepend the value to the body - `appendBody(string $content): void` - append the value to the body - `getContentType(): string` - the content type (i.e. `text/html`, `application/json`) - `setContentType(string $contentType): void` - set the content type - `getProtocol(): string` - the protocol to be sent with (i.e. `HTTP/1.1`) - `getProtocolVersion(): string` - the protocol version (i.e. `1.1`) - `setProtocol(string $protocol): void` - set the protocol - `setHeaders(array $headers): void` - set multiple headers, resetting - `addHeaders(array $headers): void` - add multiple headers - `addHeader(string $header, string $value): void` - add single header From the `HasHeaders` trait: - `getHeader(string $header): ?string` - get a single header by string, `null` if non-existing - `getHeaders(): string[]` - get all headers From the `HasStatusCode` trait: - `getStatusCode(): int` - the status code to be sent (i.e. `200`) - `getStatusCodeText(): ?string` - the status code text to be sent (i.e. `OK`) - `setStatusCode(int $statusCode): void` - set the status code ### Dispatcher [](#dispatcher) - `dispatch(Response $response): void` - dispatch a Response, sending all its content as set - `dispatchAndTerminate(Response $response, int $exitCode = 0): void` - dispatch a Response and terminate, i.e., ending program flow immediately afterwards Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Any suggestions, bug reports or general feedback is welcome. Use github issues and pull requests, or find me over at [devvoh.com](https://devvoh.com). License ------- [](#license) All Parable components are open-source software, licensed under the MIT license. ### Health Score 39 — LowBetter than 86% of packages Maintenance43 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity72 Established project with proven stability 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 ~196 days Recently: every ~369 days Total 12 Last Release 452d ago Major Versions 0.5.2 → 1.0.02021-03-12 PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=7.1 0.4.0PHP >=8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7db40df70c77a9d591de4521642b0ddcb6c448e4876b22dc2f76900c736ab579?d=identicon)[robindevoh](/maintainers/robindevoh) --- Top Contributors [![devvoh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7500415?v=4)](https://github.com/devvoh "devvoh (2 commits)") --- Tags httpminimalistparablephp8requestresponsehttpresponserequestmicrolibraryparable ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPsalm Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/parable-php-http/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/parable-php-http/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/parable-php-http) ``` ### Alternatives [guzzlehttp/psr7 PSR-7 message implementation that also provides common utility methods 7.9k1.0B3.2k](/packages/guzzlehttp-psr7)[chadicus/slim-oauth2-http Bridge components for PSR-7 and bshaffer's OAuth2 Server http messages. 18455.2k7](/packages/chadicus-slim-oauth2-http)[chillerlan/php-httpinterface A PSR-7/17/18 http message/client implementation 1417.1k5](/packages/chillerlan-php-httpinterface) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)