php-guzzleHow to set a timeout for a request with PHP Guzzle?

You can set a timeout for a request with PHP Guzzle by using the timeout option in the request options array.

Example code

$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
$response = $client->request('GET', 'http://www.example.com', [
    'timeout' => 2.0,
]);

Output example

GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response

Code explanation

• $client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(); - creates a new Guzzle client instance
• $client->request('GET', 'http://www.example.com', [ - sends a GET request to the specified URL
• 'timeout' => 2.0, - sets the timeout for the request to 2 seconds
• ]); - closes the request options array

Helpful links

• Guzzle Documentation

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