I just released Requests for PHP 1.6

In plain words

Requests for PHP is a library that simplifies HTTP requests in PHP applications. Version 1.6 introduces support for sending multiple simultaneous HTTP requests using cURL, with automatic fallback to synchronous requests on servers without cURL installed. The library handles the complexity of managing parallel requests transparently, making it useful for developers who need to fetch data from multiple sources efficiently without manual implementation of request handling.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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It’s been a while since I released Requests 1.5 two years ago (!), and I’m trying to get back on top of managing all my projects. The code in Requests has been sitting there working perfectly for a long time, so it’s about time to release to a new version. Announcing Requests 1.6! This release brings a chunk of changes , including: Multiple request support – Send multiple HTTP requests with both fsockopen and cURL, transparently falling back to synchronous when not supported. Simply call Requests::request_multiple() , and servers with cURL installed will automatically upgrade to parallel requests. Proxy support – HTTP proxies are now natively supported via a…from journal.ryanmccue.info

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