Alibaba Cloud Client for PHP is a client tool that helps PHP developers manage credentials and send requests, [Alibaba Cloud SDK for PHP][SDK] dependency on this tool.
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Your system will need to meet the [Prerequisites](/docs/en-US/0-Prerequisites.md), including having PHP >= 5.5. We highly recommend having it compiled with the cURL extension and cURL 7.16.2+.
## Installation
If Composer is already [installed globally on your system](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#globally), run the following in the base directory of your project to install Alibaba Cloud Client for PHP as a dependency:
```
composer require alibabacloud/client
```
> Some users may not be able to install due to network problems, you can try to switch the Composer mirror.
Please see the [Installation](/docs/en-US/1-Installation.md) for more detailed information about installing the Alibaba Cloud Client for PHP through Composer and other means.
## Quick Examples
Before you begin, you need to sign up for an Alibaba Cloud account and retrieve your [Credentials](https://usercenter.console.aliyun.com/#/manage/ak).
> Request styles are divided into `ROA` and `RPC`. Different product styles are different. Please refer to the product documentation before using. It is recommended to use [Alibaba cloud SDK for PHP][SDK], the details have been encapsulated, and you do not need to care about the style.
->serviceCode('cs') // Set ServiceCode for addressing, optional
->endpointType('openAPI') // Set type, optional
->method('GET') // Set request method
->host('cs.aliyun.com') // Location Service will not be enabled if the host is specified. For example, service with a Certification type-Bearer Token should be specified
->pathPattern('/clusters/[ClusterId]/services') // Specify path rule with ROA-style
->withClusterId('123456') // Assign values to parameters in the path. Method: with + Parameter
->request(); // Make a request and return to result object. The request is to be placed at the end of the setting
print_r($result->toArray());
} catch (ClientException $exception) {
print_r($exception->getErrorMessage());
} catch (ServerException $exception) {
print_r($exception->getErrorMessage());
}
```
### RPC Request
```php
<?php
use AlibabaCloud\Client\AlibabaCloud;
use AlibabaCloud\Client\Exception\ClientException;
use AlibabaCloud\Client\Exception\ServerException;
[Opening an Issue](https://github.com/aliyun/openapi-sdk-php-client/issues/new/choose), Issues not conforming to the guidelines may be closed immediately.
## Changelog
Detailed changes for each release are documented in the [release notes](/CHANGELOG.md).
## Contribution
Please make sure to read the [Contributing Guide](/CONTRIBUTING.md) before making a pull request.