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yvesnda/simple\_http
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simple\_http
============

[](#simple_http)

A simple PHP HTTP library with a single helper function for making HTTP requests.

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

[](#installation)

Install via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require yvesnda/simple_http
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The library provides a single function: `http_request`.

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

// Example GET request
$response = http_request('GET', 'https://api.example.com/data');

// Example POST request with JSON data
$response = http_request('POST', 'https://api.example.com/data', [], ['key' => 'value']);

// Access response details
if ($response['error']) {
    echo "Error: " . $response['error'];
} else {
    echo "HTTP Code: " . $response['code'] . PHP_EOL;
    print_r($response['result']);
}
```

### Function Signature

[](#function-signature)

```
http_request($method, $url, $headers = [], $data = '', $follow_response_type = 1)
```

- **$method**: HTTP method (`GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `DELETE`)
- **$url**: Request URL
- **$headers**: (optional) Array of headers
- **$data**: (optional) Array or string of data to send
- **$follow\_response\_type**: (optional) If `1`, tries to decode JSON/XML responses

### Response Structure

[](#response-structure)

The function returns an array with:

- `code`: HTTP status code
- `headers`: Request headers sent
- `raw`: Raw response body
- `result`: Parsed response (array for JSON, SimpleXMLElement for XML, or raw string)
- `error`: Error message if any

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

244d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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