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title: "Fetch PHP is a Lightweight HTTP Library Inspired by JavaScript's fetch()"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/fetch-php-is-a-lightweight-http-library-inspired-by-javascript-s-fetch--i6aa1jezo
source_url: https://laravel-news.com/fetch-php
type: article
source: "Laravel News"
published: 2024-09-19T14:48:01.230Z
updated: 2024-12-11T12:13:16.327Z
tags: ["webdev", "php"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 95
comments: 12
language: en
---

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# Fetch PHP is a Lightweight HTTP Library Inspired by JavaScript's fetch()

**[Laravel News](https://daily.dev/sources/ln)** · 2 min read · 95 upvotes · 12 comments

## Summary

Fetch PHP is a lightweight HTTP library for PHP inspired by JavaScript's fetch API. It leverages the Guzzle client to offer both synchronous and asynchronous HTTP requests via a simple API. Key features include methods for JSON decoding, text extraction, and binary handling of responses. It supports easy integration with Guzzle options for advanced needs.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@jensroland** · 19 upvotes

> Also they named it Fetch when *Phetch* was RIGHT THERE.

**@hafijul233** · 13 upvotes

> It's depends on 8 Heavy libraries guzzle/http, nesbot/carbon, symfony/* and vlucas/phpdotenv. I really don't see a reason to say its lightweight.

**@brahmastra54** · 4 upvotes

> Most third party libraries are a truckload of junk. If you need to make one request, use CURL, if you need to make multiple requests use `curl_multi_init`.

**@digitallysavvy** · 4 upvotes

> Why would you try to make PHP look and act more like JavaScript?

**@alessiolibbi** · 0 upvotes

> I found it convenient for small tasks, but if you're using Laravel, it already has everything included.

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