# Elasticsearch-PHP requires cURL, or a custom HTTP handler

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-php-requires-curl-or-a-custom-http-handler/291250>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 8, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-php-requires-curl-or-a-custom-http-handler/291250 "2021-12-08T18:16:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tranha31](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tranha31/32/97182_2.png) [@tranha31](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tranha31)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-php-requires-curl-or-a-custom-http-handler/291250/1 "2021-12-08T18:16:58Z")

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I try to connect Elasticsearch from php with Elasticsearch-php Library.  
But it notices

```auto
127.0.0.1:43202 [500]: GET /main.php?q=a - Uncaught RuntimeException: Elasticsearch-PHP requires cURL, or a custom HTTP handler. in /home/dell/Desktop/TKTT/SearchInformation/search_machine/vendor/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/src/Elasticsearch/ClientBuilder.php:239

```

This is my code:

```auto
require "vendor/autoload.php";
$hosts = [
    [
        'host'=>'localhost',
        'port'=>'9200',
        'scheme'=>'http',
        'user'=>'elastic',
        'pass'=>'admin1234'
    ]
];
$defaultHandler = Elasticsearch\ClientBuilder::defaultHandler();
$client = Elasticsearch\ClientBuilder::create()->setHosts($hosts)->setHandler($defaultHandler)->build();
$indices = $client->cat()->indices();
var_dump($indices);

```

I don't know how to handle it. Someone please help me!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-php-requires-curl-or-a-custom-http-handler/291250/2 "2022-01-05T18:17:06Z")

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