What is this?
Guzzle is an extensible PHP HTTP client library that makes it easy to send HTTP requests and trivial to integrate with web services.
Guzzle is an extensible PHP HTTP client library that makes it easy to send HTTP requests and trivial to integrate with web services.Is it a library I code against, or a tool I run by itself?It is a library you install into your PHP project and call from your own code. Its simple interface covers query strings, POST requests, cookies, JSON uploads, and streaming large uploads and downloads.
It is a library you install into your PHP project and call from your own code. Its simple interface covers query strings, POST requests, cookies, JSON uploads, and streaming large uploads and downloads.How do I add it to a project?Install it through Composer, the PHP dependency manager. The documentation includes a Quick Start with examples for your first requests.
Install it through Composer, the PHP dependency manager. The documentation includes a Quick Start with examples for your first requests.Which PHP versions does it support?The current release line is 8.2. A version guidance table in the README maps each release to its PHP requirement, with older lines reaching back to PHP 5.5.
The current release line is 8.2. A version guidance table in the README maps each release to its PHP requirement, with older lines reaching back to PHP 5.5.Am I locked into cURL?No. Guzzle abstracts the HTTP transport away, so your code has no hard dependency on cURL, PHP streams, sockets, or non-blocking event loops and stays environment-agnostic.
No. Guzzle abstracts the HTTP transport away, so your code has no hard dependency on cURL, PHP streams, sockets, or non-blocking event loops and stays environment-agnostic.Can it send asynchronous requests?Yes — synchronous and asynchronous requests go through the same interface, so you can go async without changing how you build requests.
Yes — synchronous and asynchronous requests go through the same interface, so you can go async without changing how you build requests.Can I add custom behavior on top of the client?Yes. A middleware system lets you augment and compose client behavior, and the documentation covers handlers and middleware in detail.
Yes. A middleware system lets you augment and compose client behavior, and the documentation covers handlers and middleware in detail.Does it work together with other HTTP libraries?Yes. Guzzle implements PSR-7 interfaces for requests, responses, and streams and supports PSR-18, so it interoperates with other compatible HTTP clients.
Yes. Guzzle implements PSR-7 interfaces for requests, responses, and streams and supports PSR-18, so it interoperates with other compatible HTTP clients.Is commercial support available for companies?Yes. Guzzle is part of the Tidelift Subscription, where maintainers deliver commercial support and maintenance for the open source dependencies used to build applications.
Yes. Guzzle is part of the Tidelift Subscription, where maintainers deliver commercial support and maintenance for the open source dependencies used to build applications.Which topics is it in?curl, http-client, middleware, async, php, http, json, streaming, rest-api, backend, networking, web-development
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