XML-RPC not working?

  • Resolved halsnalle

    (@halsnalle)


    10 years, 6 months ago

    I have a few problems that I suspect might have something to do with xmlrpc.

    • I cannot connect to the site using the Android app anymore. E.g., when I try to refresh the list of posts, it just says that posts could not be updated at the moment (yet there are eight newer posts on the blog).
    • I’ve installed Jetpack, but it cannot connect to wordpress.com. Instead, I get the following error message:

      “Your website needs to be publicly accessible to use Jetpack: site_inaccessible. Error Details: The Jetpack server was unable to communicate with your site [HTTP 403].”

    • When I use https://xmlrpc.eritreo.it/ to check xmlrpc, it just returns a 403 Forbidden error.

    Questions:

    1. Could xmlrpc be the culprit of these problems?
    2. What can I do to solve them?

    I tried deleting my old xmlrpc from the server and uploading it again from a fresh download of WordPress 4.0, but that didn’t help. I’m running WordPress 4.0, multisite (with two blogs on the same network).

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    It sounds like you hosting provider may be blocking xmlrpc.php, which is a sadly common (and terrible) security practice (words can’t even describe how lousy of a security practice that is).

    I recommend contacting your hosting provider to find out if they are blocking the file.

    Thread Starter halsnalle

    (@halsnalle)

    Thanks! I e-mailed my hosting provider’s support about the problem. After they changed the permissions for xmlrpc.php in .htaccess, everything now works!

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You’re welcome!

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