Which is faster and better - cUrl or Socket for POST requests in php?

Question

PHP

Hello!
Actually there is a server which scripts interact through API.

In the page code, a request is formed (single) and the data is sent by a POST request (text).
Now implemented on cUrl (library - https://github.com/dongsheng/cURL/blob/master/curl... The

question is, which is faster and better to use cURL or Socket?

Answer 1

Works? Don't touch
it, but the socket might give some gain.

Answer 2

https://github.com/guzzle/guzzle

Answer 3

Socket is slightly faster, but the gain is something like 5%.
IMHO, the benefit of working with cURL is convenience.
In general, why write bicycles? There is already the above -mentioned Guzzle and my favorite HTTPFUL (because it is simpler)
What prevented you from doing a connection test? Not much code. The result is noticeable immediately.