Description:
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VERSIONS:
pecl_http extension version 1.7.5,
PHP 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.2 (fpm-fcgi) (built: Mar 11 2013 15:06:54)
nginx 1.3.7 (compiled from source with HttpHeadersMoreModule)
Ubuntu 12.10

BUG:
About half of all requests intermittently fail with this message (sent from php-
fpm through nginx to the log):

*348 FastCGI sent in stderr: "PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught exception 
'HttpInvalidParamException' with message 'Empty or too short HTTP message: ''' in 
/usr/share/nginx/extract/api/lib/classes/Validator.php:0
 inner exception 'HttpRequestException' with message 'SSL connect error; 
error:1408F10B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version number 
(https://api.smartystreets.com/street-address?<CREDENTIALS REMOVED>)' in <FILENAME 
REMOVED>:92
Stack trace:
#0 <FILENAME REMOVED>(0): HttpRequest->send()
#1 <FILENAME REMOVED>(60): <FUNCTION NAME REMOVED>(Array)
#2 <FILENAME REMOVED>(44): <FUNCTION NAME REMOVED>(Array)
#3 <FILENAME REMOVED>(63): <FUNCTION NAME REMOVED>()
#4 {main}
  thrown in <FILENAME REMOVED>" while reading response header from upstream, 
client: **.**.***.***, server: <REMOVED>, request: "POST /?<API CREDENTIALS 
REMOVED> HTTP/1.1", upstream: "fastcgi://unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock:", host: "
<HOST REMOVED>"


A very similar problem was reported here, and an upgrade of his particular library 
fixed the issue. Unfortunately, I don't believe that's an option for me:

http://community.developer.authorize.net/t5/Integration-and-Testing/500-Server-
closed-connection-without-sending-any-data-back/td-p/3199

Test script:
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$request = new HTTPRequest("https://www.google.com", HTTP_METH_POST);
$request->setBody("");
$request->send();

Expected result:
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200 OK

Actual result:
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SSL connect error; error:1408F10B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version 
number