[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14067: WP3.0 XMLRPC wp.newCategory fails for existing category

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#14067: WP3.0 XMLRPC wp.newCategory fails for existing category
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 Reporter:  andrewpeacock  |       Owner:            
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new       
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Unassigned
Component:  XML-RPC        |     Version:  3.0       
 Severity:  critical       |    Keywords:  xmlrpc    
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 Hi,
 I'm comparing 2.9.2 and 3.0 with the same remote client calling WP's
 XMLRPC, as follows:

 <?php
 require("class.xmlrpc.php");
 $client = new IXR_Client("URL");
 $client->debug = true;
 $content = Array();
 $content["name"] = "1-800-PetMeds";
 if (!$client->query('wp.newCategory', "", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD",
 $content)) {
         die('Something went wrong - '.$client->getErrorCode().' :
 '.$client->getErrorMessage());
 } else {
         $categoryID = $client->getResponse();
 }
 ?>

 On 2.9.2:
  - If the category name is not in use, the category is created and the new
 ID returned.
  - If the category name is in use, the existing ID is returned.

 On 3.0:
  - If the category name is not in use, the category is created and the new
 ID returned.
  - If the category name is in use, a generic XMLRPC is returne:

 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <methodResponse>
 <fault>
 <value>
 <struct>
 <member>
 <name>faultCode</name>
 <value><int>500</int></value>
 </member>
 <member>
 <name>faultString</name>
 <value><string>Sorry, the new category failed.</string></value>
 </member>
 </struct>
 </value>
 </fault>
 </methodResponse>

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