[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:  nacin
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.2
Component:  XML-RPC           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by marcmoore):

 "I wonder if this will break clients that check for a 200 from GET
 /xmlrpc.php to see if that URL is accessible. I guess we will find out."

 It did - SiteImprove now reports 405 errors for every page in my web site,
 pretty much negating the value of its report. Sure, you can say that
 SiteImprove is at fault, yada yada, but this change isn't helping me.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20986#comment:10>
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