[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37888: wp_remote_get() problems after upgrade to 4.6

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#37888: wp_remote_get() problems after upgrade to 4.6
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 Reporter:  differentthemes  |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  HTTP API         |    Version:  4.6
 Severity:  normal           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                   |
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 Just upgraded my WordPress from 4.5.3 to 4.6 and
 {{{
 wp_remote_get('http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=8.8.8.8');
 }}}

 stopped working, the response I get is


 {{{
 Array
 (
     [headers] => Requests_Utility_CaseInsensitiveDictionary Object
         (
             [data:protected] => Array
                 (
                     [date] => Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:45:15 GMT
                     [content-type] => text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
                     [content-length] => 209
                     [server] => Apache
                 )

         )

     [body] => Forbidden

 You don't have permission to access /json.gp
 on this server.
     [response] => Array
         (
             [code] => 403
             [message] => Forbidden
         )

     [cookies] => Array
         (
         )

     [filename] =>
     [http_response] => WP_HTTP_Requests_Response Object
         (
             [response:protected] => Requests_Response Object
                 (
                     [body] => Forbidden

 You don't have permission to access /json.gp
 on this server.
                     [raw] => HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
 Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:45:15 GMT
 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
 Content-Length: 209
 Connection: close
 Server: Apache

 Forbidden

 You don't have permission to access /json.gp
 on this server.
                     [headers] => Requests_Response_Headers Object
                         (
                             [data:protected] => Array
                                 (
                                     [date] => Array
                                         (
                                             [0] => Tue, 30 Aug 2016
 16:45:15 GMT
                                         )

                                     [content-type] => Array
                                         (
                                             [0] => text/html;
 charset=iso-8859-1
                                         )

                                     [content-length] => Array
                                         (
                                             [0] => 209
                                         )

                                     [server] => Array
                                         (
                                             [0] => Apache
                                         )

                                 )

                         )

                     [status_code] => 403
                     [protocol_version] => 1.1
                     [success] =>
                     [redirects] => 0
                     [url] => http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=8.8.8.8
                     [history] => Array
                         (
                         )

                     [cookies] => Requests_Cookie_Jar Object
                         (
                             [cookies:protected] => Array
                                 (
                                 )

                         )

                 )

             [filename:protected] =>
             [data] =>
             [headers] =>
             [status] =>
         )

 )
 }}}

 In case I replace the

 {{{
 wp_remote_get('http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=8.8.8.8');
 }}}

 with

 {{{
 file_get_contents('http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=8.8.8.8');
 }}}

 All works fine, also if I run the
 {{{
 wp_remote_get('http://www.geoplugin.net/json.gp?ip=8.8.8.8');
 }}}
 on WP 4.5.3 or older, all works fine.

 What has changed?? Am I missing something or is this a bug?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37888>
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