localhost.php

<?php

require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use estvoyage\statsd;

$connection = new statsd\connection\internet(new statsd\address);

(new statsd\packet)
	->adds([ new statsd\metric\timing('speed1', 1), new statsd\metric\gauge('gauge1', 5), new statsd\metric\timing('speed2', 3) ])
	->writeOn($connection)
;

In a terminal:

# nc -u -l 8125

In an another terminal:

# git clone https://github.com/estvoyage/statsd
# cd statsd
# curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
# php composer.phar install
# curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mageekguy/963037259c871e62501e/raw/90c54bb0fc66e919b1461d1e9502fff90d5f7608/statsd:%20send%20a%20packet%20with%20several%20metrics > test.php
# php test.php

In the first terminal, you should see:

# nc -u -l 8125
speed1:1|ms
gauge1:5|g
speed2:3|ms