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Supports logic for retries; SSL verification; etc. 4.0.1(4mo ago)3535.7k↓43.5%3[1 PRs](https://github.com/Secure-Trading/PHP-Http/pulls)1MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI failing Since Nov 16Pushed 4mo ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Secure-Trading/PHP-Http)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/securetrading/http)[ RSS](/packages/securetrading-http/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (4)Versions (9)Used By (1) PHP-Http ======== [](#php-http) A helper package used by other Secure Trading packages. `Securetrading\Http\Curl` provides a wrapper around the core PHP cURL functions that contains connection retry and logging logic. A `\Securetrading\Http\CurlException` is thrown if the call it makes to `curl_exec()` fails. Release History --------------- [](#release-history) VersionChanges4.0.1phpunit updates4.0.0PHP 8.1 and 8.2 compatibility.3.0.0PHP 7.3 and 7.4 compatibility.2.0.0PHP 7.3 and 7.4 compatibility.1.0.0Initial ReleasePHP Version Compatibility ------------------------- [](#php-version-compatibility) VersionChanges4.0.1PHP 8.24.0.0PHP 8.1 - PHP 8.23.0.0PHP 8.0.0 - PHP 8.0.32.0.0PHP 7.3 - PHP 7.41.0.0PHP 5.3 - PHP 7.2Using This Package ------------------ [](#using-this-package) Run this in the root directory of your application: ``` composer require securetrading/http ``` \\Securetrading\\Http\\Curl - Usage ----------------------------------- [](#securetradinghttpcurl---usage) Instantiate the client like this: ``` $http = new \Securetrading\Http\Curl($logger, $configData) # Where: # $logger implements \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface # $configData is a multidimensional array of config options. ``` Valid config options (and their default values) for the constructor are: ``` array( 'url' => '', 'user_agent' => '', 'ssl_verify_peer' => true, 'ssl_verify_host' => 2, 'connect_timeout' => 5, 'timeout' => 60, 'http_headers' => array(), 'ssl_cacertfile' => '', 'proxy_host' => '', 'proxy_port' => '', 'username' => '', ' password' => '', 'curl_options' => array(), 'sleep_seconds' => 1, 'connect_attempts' => 20, 'connect_attempts_timeout' => 40, ); ``` Call `send($requestMethod, $requestBody = '')` to make HTTP requests. `get()` and `post($requestBody = '')` helper methods have also been provided for GET and POST HTTP requests. ### Health Score 58 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance74 Regular maintenance activity Popularity41 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community20 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity81 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~562 days Recently: every ~661 days Total 7 Last Release 140d ago Major Versions 1.0.2 → 2.0.02020-06-26 2.0.0 → 3.0.02021-04-20 3.0.0 → 4.0.02023-11-07 PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.0 2.0.0PHP ^7.3 3.0.0PHP ^8.0 4.0.0PHP ^8.1 4.0.1PHP ^8.2 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18596549?v=4)[Trust Payments](/maintainers/Secure-Trading)[@Secure-Trading](https://github.com/Secure-Trading) --- Top Contributors [![Secure-Trading](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18596549?v=4)](https://github.com/Secure-Trading "Secure-Trading (5 commits)")[![peter-barrow-ST](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2707530?v=4)](https://github.com/peter-barrow-ST "peter-barrow-ST (3 commits)")[![anthony-norman-tp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/107112886?v=4)](https://github.com/anthony-norman-tp "anthony-norman-tp (1 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)")[![Pete171](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12558626?v=4)](https://github.com/Pete171 "Pete171 (1 commits)") ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/securetrading-http/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/securetrading-http/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/securetrading-http) ``` ### Alternatives [symfony/http-kernel Provides a structured process for converting a Request into a Response 8.1k869.4M8.8k](/packages/symfony-http-kernel)[symfony/http-client Provides powerful methods to fetch HTTP resources synchronously or asynchronously 2.0k338.8M5.0k](/packages/symfony-http-client)[zircote/swagger-php Generate interactive documentation for your RESTful API using PHP attributes (preferred) or PHPDoc annotations 5.3k144.5M604](/packages/zircote-swagger-php)[symfony/cache Provides extended PSR-6, PSR-16 (and tags) implementations 4.2k373.5M3.3k](/packages/symfony-cache)[nelmio/api-doc-bundle Generates documentation for your REST API from attributes 2.4k67.4M263](/packages/nelmio-api-doc-bundle)[matomo/matomo Matomo is the leading Free/Libre open analytics platform 21.7k38.9k](/packages/matomo-matomo) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)