Why not remove the dependency of curl extension?

[hightman]

The PHP built-in function file_get_contents(), fully supports all kinds of HTTP requests since 5.0.0.

I strongly hope to cancel the dependence of CURL, I never like to install extra extension, unless there is no choice.

thanks.

[klimov-paul]

file_get_contents() can only read the response from URL, it can not perform POST request and does not allow setup of custome headers and so on. CURL extension is necessary.

[samdark]

@klimov-paul you can do all that with file_get_contents: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2445276/how-to-post-data-in-php-using-file-get-contents

[hightman]

@klimov-paul You really did not knows about the function file_get_contents(), look the third parameter, it almost supports all of HTTP request.

[hightman]

If you have not plan to implement this feature, I intend to submit the patch, but has not yet begun to write code.

[samdark]

A patch would be great.

[klimov-paul]

Any enhancement at this matter does not make sense unless there is a final resolution on yiisoft/yii2#2953

Migration from CURL to stream will break a BC as some client functions manipulate CURL options.

[samdark]

Well, if CURL stuff is exposed via public API we definitely can't touch it in 2.0.x.

[hightman]

Now I open a pull request about #27, But sorry to generate another issue #28. I think this patch will not break the compatible with cURL.

[klimov-paul]

Resolved via #117