Title: Blocking XMLRPC.PHP issue.
Last modified: January 21, 2019

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# Blocking XMLRPC.PHP issue.

 *  Resolved [divernzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divernzon/)
 * (@divernzon)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-xmlrpc-php-issue-2/)
 * Hi,
 * We are wondering if your plugin uses XMLRPC.PHP ? I ask because we have been 
   advised to block this in our .htaccess file with this code:
 * <Files xmlrpc.php>
    order deny,allow deny from all </Files>
 * …..If we do this, will it cause any issues with your plugin? We have been advised
   that this is a good thing to do for security.
 * Regards,
    Harold

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-xmlrpc-php-issue-2/#post-11118195)
 * Hello,
    Is that piece of the code anywhere between:# BEGIN W3TC and # END W3TC?
 *  Thread Starter [divernzon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/divernzon/)
 * (@divernzon)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-xmlrpc-php-issue-2/#post-11120230)
 * Hi Marko,
 * Yes it is.
 * Regards,
    Harold
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-xmlrpc-php-issue-2/#post-11122468)
 * Hello,
 * W3 Total Cache doesn’t generate that rule so it shouldn’t be anywhere between#
   BEGIN W3TC and # END W3TC
    As the plugin doesn’t use xmlrpc.php any changes you
   make will not impact the performance of the plugin. But please share your .htaccess
   so we can confirm that the mentioned rule is not generated by W3 Total Cache.
 *  [moisture9063](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ngrhd/)
 * (@ngrhd)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocking-xmlrpc-php-issue-2/#post-11130499)
 * Just a word of advice, if you use Zapier to automate your WordPress posts, donot
   block XMLRPC as blocking would result in 403 unauthorised access for Zapier when
   trying to authenticate with your website.
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by [moisture9063](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ngrhd/).

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