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 # pecl/http v2
 
-This documentation is work-in-progress.
+> **Note:** This documentation is work-in-progress.
+
+## About:
+
+Extended HTTP support. Again. 
+
+* Introduces the http namespace.
+* PHP stream based message bodies.
+* Encapsulated env request/response.
+* Versatile error handling.
+* Modular client support.
+
+## Installation:
+
+This extension is hosted at [PECL](http://pecl.php.net) and can be installed with [PEAR](http://pear.php.net)'s pecl command:
+
+    # pecl install pecl_http
+
+## Dependencies:
+
+This extension unconditionally depends on the pre-loaded presence of the following PHP extensions:
+
+* raphf
+* propro
+* spl
+
+
+If configured ```--with-http-shared-deps``` (default) it requires on the pre-loaded presence of the following extensions, as long as they where available at build time:
+
+* hash
+* iconv
+* json
+
+## Conflicts:
+
+pecl/http-v2 conflicts with thw following extensions:
+
+* http-v1
+* event
 
 ## INI Directives:
 
 * http.etag.mode = "crc32b"  
   Default hash method for dynamic response payloads to generate an ETag.
 
+## Stream Filters:
+
+The http extension registers the ```http.*``` namespace for its stream filters. Provided stream filters are:
+
+* http.chunked_decode  
+  Decode a stream encoded with chunked transfer encoding.
+* http.chunked_encode  
+  Encode a stream with chunked transfer encoding.
+* http.inflate  
+  Decode a stream encoded with deflate/zlib/gzip encoding.
+* http.deflate  
+  Encode a stream with deflate/zlib/gzip encoding.