[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #8726: cron implementation uses POST method instead of GET method

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#8726: cron implementation uses POST method instead of GET method
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 Reporter:  patpro                                     |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)                               |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                                     |    Milestone:           
Component:  Administration                             |      Version:  2.7      
 Severity:  major                                      |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  has-patch commit 2nd-opinion dev-feedback  |  
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Comment (by jacobsantos):

 Yeah, no, HTTP authentication support is in theory supported, but only if
 you, the plugin author, send the correct Headers yourself. The !WordPress
 HTTP API will not automatically send the correct headers, or use the
 correct options for cURL and HTTP extension APIs.

 So, yes, it could do HTTP authentication, but a patch would need to be
 made to support it and it wouldn't look pretty unless the HTTP API had
 native support for it.

 I think the problem is more or less, that the behavior has changed and it
 shouldn't have changed. I think I originally used POST instead of GET,
 because the API is not retrieving anything.

 I think it is a WTF that the server has such requirements for POST
 requests, but the change was unexpected for the user, so the patch was
 made to put the behavior back to the original. If it is affecting this
 user who reported the ticket, then it might be affecting more people.

 If it isn't affecting more people, then yes, the setup the user has is
 fringe and isn't worth supporting. Well, if the change was major, but it
 wasn't. If it will fix the problem for the reporter with a simple change
 that doesn't require the user to keep making the same change for each
 upgrade, then I say commit it.

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