The HTTP response test get a false http status (403)

I also get false http status (403), using BackWPup version 3.1.2

Would be helpful if error message said what URL/Query/file was prohibited.

Just updated all plugins and themes, still using WP3.9.2 (I want to Back Up First!)

Debug mode gives endless repetition of these errors, on the top of every page, and throughout BackWPup pages (three jobs defined, errors repeat on many pages 3 times).

Debug Toolbar plugin gives this:

WARNING: wp-admin/admin-header.php:9 - Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/USERNAME/public_html/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:440)
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), require_once('wp-admin/admin-header.php'), header
    WARNING: wp-includes/option.php:747 - Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/USERNAME/public_html/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:440)
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), require_once('wp-admin/admin-header.php'), wp_user_settings, setcookie
    WARNING: wp-includes/option.php:748 - Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/USERNAME/public_html/wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:440)
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), require_once('wp-admin/admin-header.php'), wp_user_settings, setcookie

    NOTICE: wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:440 - Undefined offset: 0
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url
    NOTICE: wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:440 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url
    NOTICE: wp-includes/pluggable.php:693 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url, wp_generate_auth_cookie
    NOTICE: wp-includes/pluggable.php:695 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url, wp_generate_auth_cookie
    NOTICE: wp-includes/pluggable.php:696 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url, wp_generate_auth_cookie
    NOTICE: wp-includes/pluggable.php:698 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url, wp_generate_auth_cookie
    NOTICE: wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:441 - Undefined offset: 0
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url
    NOTICE: wp-content/plugins/backwpup/inc/class-job.php:441 - Trying to get property of non-object
    require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('backwpup_page_backwpupjobs'), call_user_func_array, BackWPup_Page_Jobs::page, WP_List_Table->display, WP_List_Table->display_rows_or_placeholder, WP_List_Table->display_rows, WP_List_Table->single_row, WP_List_Table->single_row_columns, call_user_func, BackWPup_Page_Jobs->column_jobname, BackWPup_Job::get_jobrun_url

Change

$wp_admin_user 		= get_users( array( 'role' => 'administrator', 'number' => 1 ) );	//get a user for cookie auth

to

$wp_admin_user 		= get_users( array( 'role' => 'backwpup_admin', 'number' => 1) );	//get a user for cookie auth

in class-job.php
in public static function get_jobrun_url( $starttype, $jobid = 0 )

(or test for either? On my system, only one Administrator, but the role is set to backwpup_admin, there are None with ‘administrator’)

Eliminates the Debug messages, but still getting ‘The HTTP response test get a false http status (403)’

in class-page-jobs.php
about line 697
find this code:

if ( is_wp_error( $raw_response ) )
	$test_result .= sprintf( __( 'The HTTP response test get an error "%s"','backwpup' ), $raw_response->get_error_message() );

elseif ( 200 != wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $raw_response ) && 204 != wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $raw_response ) )

	$test_result .= sprintf( __( 'The HTTP response test get a false http status (%s)','backwpup' ), wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $raw_response ) );

after those lines, $raw_response contains:

[body] =>
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /wp-cron.php on this server.

Looks like the path is not being set properly? Should the path be /home/USERNAME/public_html/ to call /home/USERNAME/public_html/wp-cron.php ?

It is not as I guessed yesterday a problem with the path.
In the WordPress folder, /wp-cron.php runs as HTTP/1.0
Part of my .htaccess security blocked calls that aren’t HTTP/1.1. Making an exception for wp-cron.php the backup works as expected.

I changed these lines in .htaccess:

# <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
#	RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^POST(.*)HTTP/(0\.9|1\.0)$ [NC]
#	RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
# </IfModule>

to

SetEnvIf Request_Protocol (.*)HTTP/(0\.9|1\.0)$ badRequestMethod=RequestProtocol$0
# But WordPress wp-cron.php uses HTTP/1.0
SetEnvIf Request_URI ^/wp-cron.php$ !badRequestMethod
RewriteCond %{ENV:badRequestMethod} >""
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/shared/403.php$ [NC]
RewriteRule (.*) /shared/403\.php [L]

Hi George!

It was a server problem around files access and solved now.

Thanks!

Hi otoraby,
how did you solve it?
as i have the same issue.

thanks a lot
michael

Hi mf76130,

My server administrator had been noticed CPU overloading and then had been restricted access to xmlrpc.php even for me! After removing this restriction this issue is solved.

Hope this helps

Hi otoraby,
Sounds like a good tipp, i will check.

Thanks a lot