The ixudra/curl package was developer by Ixudra to accomodate the need to easily send cURL requests in PHP web applications. Though many other packages were (and still are) available that add this functionality, the package has proven to be of exceptional value due to its incredibly simple interface. The package is also tailored for use with Laravel 4 as well as Laravel 5 using a ServiceProvider and a Facade, but is by no means exclusive to the framework.
The package is written under the MIT license and can be freely downloaded and integrated in any PHP web application using Composer.