Using the Requests for PHP library, how can I set a custom user-agent?

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I'm doing some testing of Requests for PHP and I'd like to set a custom user-agent for a basic GET request.

Peeking at the source code, I thought perhaps this test would pass:

$url = 'http://httpbin.org/user-agent'; $user_agent = 'my-test-agent'; $options = array('useragent', $user_agent); $response = Requests::get($url, array(), $options); $json = json_decode($response->body, true); $this->assertEqual($json['user-agent'], $user_agent);

However, http://httpbin.org/user-agent returns the default library value php-requests/1.6 as the user-agent.

Is it possible to do this or do I need to use the Requests_Session object as demonstrated here?

When you just use Requests::get, the second parameter passes HTTP headers “as-is”, so you will have to use the right header name instead of useragent (which Requests_Session seems to handle internally). — C3roe
– C3roe, Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 6:46
It looks to me like useragent is an option, not a header. In any event, passing a useragent header as the second parameter did not change the result. — klenwell
– klenwell, Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 6:52
Yes, it’s an option to set when using Requests_Session. If you want a special header to be set when using Requests::get, then just do that. — C3roe
– C3roe, Commented Oct 14, 2013 at 6:54

heiko · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-14 09:46:49Z

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You have to define the options this way:

$options = array('useragent' => $user_agent);

answered Oct 14, 2013 at 9:46

heiko

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