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I'm working on a PHP project running on Windows and it would be so very handy to be able to use pecl_http rather than working with cURL and re-inventing the wheel in order to do all the cool stuff the pecl extension does like parsing headers and so forth.

Everywhere I read (including the PHP site) is that the Windows binary for pecl_http is no longer packaged with any PHP installation. I can't find any explanation as to why not anywhere. Also, http://pecl4win.php.net/ has been down for ages and I can only assume that the pecl4win project is dead.

Does anyone know the story about what happened and if there are any nice alternatives to pecl_http that I can run in a WIMP environment?

Iain Fraser
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Try this:

First, download the PECL module from the php website : PECL 5.2.2 Win32 binaries.
Then unzipp it and copy the file php_http.dll in your PHP extension folder.
Now edit your php.ini file (c:\WINDOWS\php.ini) and activate the module :
extension=php_http.dll
Restart apache and check the installation using phpinfo.

**EDIT: ** Link: PECL 5.2.6 Windows Binaries

Source

Alex Weber
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  • Hey, thanks mate. But, this is kind of how I got stuck in this situation to begin with :). I can't find the binaries anywhere and it seems the people who used to compile them for Win32 no longer do it. Frustrating huh? – Iain Fraser Oct 28 '09 at 04:34
  • From the PHP website regarding Windows version: Note: The PECL package will not be released for this version. The 5.2.6 PECL package does however work with this release – Alex Weber Oct 28 '09 at 11:36
  • Try downloading from here: http://www.sfr-fresh.com/windows/www/pecl-5.2.6-Win32.zip/ – Alex Weber Oct 28 '09 at 11:38
  • Switched the accepted answer over to you as you've helpfully included not just where to get it, but how to configure it. – Iain Fraser Feb 26 '14 at 04:14
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I'm not sure if this is a fresh update to the page or if I missed it the first time. But under the current Windows Binaries there is a note which reads:

Note: The PECL package will not be released for this version. The 5.2.6 PECL package does however work with this release

(From: http://www.php.net/downloads.php)

For some reason I only noticed the first part, to the point where I'm almost SURE the second sentence wasn't there when I checked the first time :). Not to worry, effectively this means I can use the PECL package from the 5.2.6 release of PHP. (http://museum.php.net/php5/pecl-5.2.6-Win32.zip)

Thanks guys for your answers, it was a great help.

Cheers Iain

Iain Fraser
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Perhaps one of the PEAR modules can help you? PEAR modules are implemented in PHP, so will work on any PHP install anywhere (theoretically).

Installation instructions for Pyrus (PHP 5.3+) or plain old PEAR.

Matthew Scharley
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I don't know why Windows binaries were not available for a while, but now they are back.

This is the link for the PECL extensions Windows binaries (including pecl_http):
http://windows.php.net/downloads/pecl/releases/

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I found the php_http.dll on this site as well, http://downloads.php.net/pierre/ for a WAMP installation but the apache server kept throwing an exception loading the dll. But I got the apache server to start fine by loading the dll from the above link.

sfr-fresh.com/windows/www/pecl-5.2.6-Win32.zip

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