# Installation

The Fetch HTTP package can be installed using Composer, the PHP dependency manager.

## Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Composer

## Install via Composer

### 1. Add to your project

composer require jerome/fetch-php

### 2. Update your autoloader

If you haven't already done so, make sure you include the Composer autoloader in your project:

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

## Manual Installation (Not Recommended)

While we strongly recommend using Composer, you can also manually download the package and include it in your project:

1. Download the latest release from GitHub
2. Extract the files into your project directory
3. Set up your own autoloading system or include files manually

## Verifying Installation

After installation, you can verify that everything is working correctly by creating a simple script:

<?php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

// Make a simple request using the global helper
$response = fetch('https://httpbin.org/get');

// Check the response
if ($response->successful()) {
    echo "Installation successful!\n";
    echo "Response status: " . $response->status() . "\n";
    echo "Response body: " . $response->body() . "\n";
} else {
    echo "Something went wrong. HTTP status: " . $response->status() . "\n";
}

## Testing Different Response Methods

You can also test some of the enhanced response methods:

<?php
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

// Make a request to the JSON endpoint
$response = fetch('https://httpbin.org/json');

// Test content type detection
if ($response->hasJsonContent()) {
    echo "Received JSON content\n";

    // Parse the JSON data
    $data = $response->json();
    echo "JSON data successfully parsed\n";

    // Access data using array syntax
    if (isset($response['slideshow'])) {
        echo "Slideshow title: " . $response['slideshow']['title'] . "\n";
    }
} else {
    echo "Did not receive JSON content\n";
}

// Test status code helpers
if ($response->isOk()) {
    echo "Response has 200 OK status\n";
}

## Next Steps

After installation, check out the Quickstart guide to begin using the Fetch HTTP package.