Title: Error Code – Rewrite Forbidden
Last modified: January 28, 2022

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# Error Code – Rewrite Forbidden

 *  [Manning Stinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swimfit/)
 * (@swimfit)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-code-rewrite-forbidden/)
 * Hello,
 * I am getting the error in my WP Hide & Security Enhancer dashboard that this 
   error exists.
 *     ```
       Rewrite test failed! The wp_remote_get() returns a 403 error code:Forbidden
       A custom rewrite line has been inserted into your rewrite file for testing, the Test URL expected to return a JSON response (contains a name and description) The server instead replied a 403 error with the message Forbidden
       You need to get in touch with your server support for a fix, the rewrite engine is either disabled for your account or their internal setup does not allow such rewrites.
   
       However, my hosting company did confirm that the URL Is there and returned a correct response.  In addition, WP Hide & Security Enhancer options will load in my plugin dashboard.  
   
       This is the URL response. 
       {"name":"nsp-code\/wp-hide","description":"Hide your WordPress and increase Security for your site using smart techniques. No files are changed on your server. Change default WordPress files URLs and login url."}
   
       And the server response. 
       ```
   
 * [olga.labova ~ 16:04:26]$ curl -IX GET [https://www.manningstinson.com/rewrite_test_1643380423_72837](https://www.manningstinson.com/rewrite_test_1643380423_72837)
   
   HTTP/2 200 date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:04:29 GMT content-type: application/json
   cf-ray: 6d4b1d07bce211b3-BCN cache-control: max-age=0 expires: Fri, 28 Jan 2022
   15:04:28 GMT vary: Accept-Encoding, Accept-Encoding cf-cache-status: DYNAMIC 
   expect-ct: max-age=604800, report-uri=”[https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct&#8221](https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct&#8221);
   host-header: 6b7412fb82ca5edfd0917e3957f05d89 sg-optimizer-worker-status: miss
   x-httpd: 1 x-proxy-cache: MISS x-proxy-cache-info: 0 NC:000000 UP:SKIP_CACHE_MAX_AGE_ZERO
   report-to: {“endpoints”:[{“url”:”https:\/\/a.nel.cloudflare.com\/report\/v3?s
   =REOluulXXEphEThyTHMTr7HkAO7W2g9ZOtkGj6pkY0p524%2BkZAa7JLtQs2gUQfyfy6Pn2DaKhoQs%
   2F2bKtPTv0xSEvQfjZPGA56huipPay5xxgAy6Y9fatEF5SUIGzE%2BrYkRCCIPSroCw”}],”group”:”
   cf-nel”,”max_age”:604800} nel: {“success_fraction”:0,”report_to”:”cf-nel”,”max_age”:
   604800} server: cloudflare alt-svc: h3=”:443″; ma=86400, h3-29=”:443″; ma=86400`
 * Why would it still show the rewrite test failed?
 * Also, I will consider upgrading to pro, but I would like to get this working 
   first.
 * Thank you,
    Manning

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Maya](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tdgu/)
 * (@tdgu)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-code-rewrite-forbidden/#post-15305751)
 * Hi,
    The plugin creates the sample rewrite, to call it later and establish if
   the rewrites are active/functional on the server-side. On your host, calling 
   the link using the wp_remote_get() [https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_remote_get/](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_remote_get/)
   appears to returns a 403 error [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/403](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/403)
   If directly calling the test URL within the browser does return a valid response,
   this may be caused by a number of factors, here are some details on which you
   can check:
    - Do you use an HTTP password? Doing so, the wp_remote_get() can’t access the
      area as there are no credentials passed through ( they may be stored on your
      browser data but not on the server-side ).
    - The wp_remote_get() arguments may get altered by another plugin, can you try
      to disable and see if there’s a difference in the response?
    - Practically, the wp_remote_get() is calling same/your domain which is for 
      the same machine/server. Depending on the server configuration, rarely, this
      may create some kind of conflict. Your host support might provide additional
      details regarding this.
 * You can simply create a PHP file and add a cURL call for the test URL [https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-use-curl-in-php–cms-36732](https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-use-curl-in-php–cms-36732)
   Then see the returned response and forward it to your server support for more
   details.
 * Thanks

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