* @param $url String: url to use. If protocol-relative, will be expanded to an http:// URL
* @param $options Array: (optional) extra params to pass (see Http::request())
*/
- function __construct( $url, $options = array() ) {
+ protected function __construct( $url, $options = array() ) {
global $wgHTTPTimeout;
$this->url = wfExpandUrl( $url, PROTO_HTTP );