Work · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Requests for PHP - HTTP library, my project for the last few weeks launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I just released Requests for PHP 1.6▲32

   2013 · journal.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lumen▲173

   A PHP micro-framework by Laravel

   2015 · lumen.laravel.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   httpbin(1)▲105

   HTTP request and response service

   2014 · httpbin.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The only PHP library you miss▲12

   Make your PHP arrays sweet'n'safe. Save your mental energy on type casting. - zakirullin/mess

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   PHPBot▲136

   The ultimate PHP Snippet bot

   2017 · phpbot.org · its alternatives →

7. 7PA
   Pump, a dead simple Pythonic abstraction of HTTP.▲118

   2011 · adeel.github.com · its alternatives →

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   Domain-Driven Design in PHP▲71

   Real examples written in PHP.

   2016 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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   PHP Best Practices, a short guide for common and confusing PHP tasks▲16

   phpbestpractices.org ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über phpbestpractices. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!

   2012 · phpbestpractices.org · its alternatives →

10. 10LP
    Learning PHP and how to use APIs, made something slightly useful▲5

    2015 · dailytil.xyz · its alternatives →

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    PHPunctional, a PHP Functional Programming Library▲37

    Functional Programming Library For PHP. Contribute to r-cyr/PHPunctional development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HTTP Status Dogs▲87

    Hypertext Transfer Protocol Response status codes, and dogs

    2021 · httpstatusdogs.com · its alternatives →

13. 13DA
    Does anyone want to help fix PHP..?▲6

    We're trying to build a wrapper to fix inconsistencies in PHP's core functions, but the project has kind of stalled for a month (personally, I've been crazy-busy with work). Does anyone feels like joining the effort..? This is the repo: https://github.com/nkkollaw/zubr/

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The PHP Socket Programming Handbook▲58

    Learn how to make servers in PHP.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    67% of PHP installs are insecure▲10

    2015 · developerjack.com · its alternatives →

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    Niquests – a simple HTTP library, a drop-in replacement for Requests▲44

    Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. WASI Supported. - niquests/README.md at main · jawah/niquests

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    New advanced messaging library. My present to PHP community▲7

    It is a result of three years of experience and 6 month of full time work. Look at quick tour: https://github.com/php-enqueue/enqueue-dev/blob/master/docs/quick_tour.md The code is here: https://github.com/php- enqueue/enqueue-dev Enjoy and Happy New Year.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    HTTP request code generator▲7

    Make HTTP requests for any language with AI-powered by GPT-3

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    PHP 7▲9

    The new version of the old programming language, 7.0.0!

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTPie▲7

    HTTP CLI client for humans and makers

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AM
    A Minimal PHP Wiki▲8

    First, I'm by no mean a programmer. Second, I am reading HN for years, just registered to make this public and see if it can be useful for someone. I have nothing to gain monetary. A while ago, I decided that no blogging system was simple enough and I looked for a small wiki to use as a CMS/blog. Found WikWiki on C2.com and I mixed it with some basic Markdown syntax, a minimal template and added password protection. The result is a single php file, no database and no dependencies. Code is a mess, not modulable, probably wrong in so many ways, but it can probably used by some as personal…

    2022 · mindwi.se · its alternatives →

22. 22MF
    My first side project – A job board for PHP developers▲6

    Hi all :) Saturday, I launched my first side project. It's basically a job board for PHP devs. https://php-at.work In the moment, everyone can post a job listing for free. I review it and activate it manually. I would love to hear any kind of feedback :) I posted it already on saturday, but probably it should be better in Show HN section.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    PHP SlackBot▲4

    A PHP library to build interactive Slack bots

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dothttp▲4

    simple concise syntax for making http requests

    2021 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

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