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Tor-PHP is a PHP library that provides two main things:

• TorHttpClient
  A Tor-proxied HTTP client built on top of Symfony's HttpClient component.
  It allows you to send HTTP requests through the Tor network for anonymous browsing
• TorControlClient
  A socket client implementing the TorControl protocol to manage your node, circuits and hidden services.

🚀 Features

• HTTP requests through Tor (SOCKS5 proxy)
• Tor ControlPort integration for:
  • Requesting a new identity
  • Managing Tor circuits and configuration
  • Creating and deleting Onion Services
• Retrieve the current Tor exit nodes

📦 Installation

1. Install Tor

You must have the Tor service installed and running.

On Debian/Ubuntu

sudo apt install tor

On macOS (Homebrew)

brew install tor

Make sure the ControlPort is enabled in your Tor configuration (/etc/tor/torrc or equivalent):

ControlPort 9051
HashedControlPassword <your_password_hash>
CookieAuthentication 0

2. Install Tor-PHP via Composer

composer require ecourty/tor-php

🛠 Requirements

• PHP 8.4 or higher
• Tor must be running locally with ControlPort enabled for full features integration

📘 Usage Examples

Example 1: Get current IP via Tor

<?php

use TorPHP\TorHttpClient;
use Symfony\Component\HttpClient\HttpClient;

$torClient = new TorHttpClient();

$response = $torClient->request('GET', 'https://api.ipify.org?format=json');
$torIp = $response->toArray()['ip'];

$normalClient = HttpClient::create();
$normalIp = $normalClient->request('GET', 'https://api.ipify.org?format=json')->toArray()['ip'];

echo "Tor IP: $torIp" . PHP_EOL;
echo "Non-Tor IP: $normalIp" . PHP_EOL;

Example 2: Request a New Identity

<?php

use TorPHP\TorHttpClient;

$torClient = new TorHttpClient();
$torClient->request('GET', 'https://example.com');

// Change circuit when you need
$torClient->newIdentity();

$response = $torClient->request('GET', 'https://example.com/another-page');

Example 3: Manage Your Tor Node

<?php

use TorPHP\TorControlClient;
use TorPHP\Model\PortMapping;

$control = new TorControlClient();

// Get circuits
$circuits = $control->getCircuits();

// Change config
$control->setConfigValue('SocksPort', '9080');

// Add onion service
$onion = $control->addOnionService([
    new PortMapping(host: 'localhost', localPort: 3000, remotePort: 80),
]);

// List onion services
$services = $control->listOnionServices();

// Delete onion service
$control->deleteOnionService($onion->id);

Other code examples can be found here.

📚 Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for details.

👤 Author

Edouard Courty
MIT Licensed (see)
© 2025

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