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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:18:40 +0000
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To: Michael Wallner <mike@php.net>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [VOTE] pecl_http
From: ajf@ajf.me (Andrea Faulds)

Hi Michael,

> On 28 Jan 2015, at 19:13, Michael Wallner <mike@php.net> wrote:
>=20
> - Client
>=20
> The http stream wrapper is a hack and the existing libcurl binding is
> subpar. They could be improved separately, but that is not subject of
> this RFC.
>=20
> Currently only libcurl is implemented as a provider for the client
> functionality. Provides most of the functionality of current libcurl.
> Representation of the request and response how a client sees them.
> Support for parallel requests and optional libev{,ent} support.

If the client is merely a wrapper around cURL, what benefit does it =
offer over ext/curl except a better API?

Personally, I=E2=80=99ve never liked that PHP requires cURL for doing =
HTTP requests. It=E2=80=99s a language made for the web, it should have =
built-in HTTP, and it should share code between its server-side HTTP and =
client-side HTTP stuff. I don=E2=80=99t think that the HTTP stream =
wrappers are a =E2=80=9Chack=E2=80=9D - they=E2=80=99re what PHP should =
have had all along. I think we should focus on improving them (so =
there=E2=80=99s no need to use cURL) rather than adding yet another HTTP =
client.

Thanks.
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Andrea Faulds
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