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webignition/http-client
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HTTP Client with additional reliability over regular HTTP request sending to compensate for timeouts and redirects

1.3.2.1(13y ago)11.3kMITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Jul 19Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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HTTP Client
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[](#http-client)

This has now been retired. You should use [Guzzle](http://guzzlephp.org/ "Guzzle PHP Http Client Library").

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 65% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~25 days

Recently: every ~38 days

Total

11

Last Release

4787d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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