[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20986: xmlrpc.php should return http 405 for get requests (and not 200)

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#20986: xmlrpc.php should return http 405 for get requests (and not 200)
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 Reporter:  rhertzog      |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
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 {{{
 $ curl -v http://raphaelhertzog.com/xmlrpc.php
 [...]
 > GET /xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1

 < HTTP/1.1 200 OK
 [...]
 XML-RPC server accepts POST requests only.
 }}}

 The error returned should be reflected in the HTTP return code: it should
 return HTTP 405 (Method not allowed) instead of 200 (OK).

 This has been originally reported in the Debian bug tracking system:
 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=598124

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