Title: HTTP response code: 403
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# HTTP response code: 403

 *  Resolved [Ty](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tyschloemer/)
 * (@tyschloemer)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-403/)
 * Receiving the error below:
 * There was a problem spawning a call to the WP-Cron system on your site. This 
   means WP-Cron events on your site may not work. The problem was:
    Unexpected 
   HTTP response code: 403
 * Running the latest version of WordPress and WooCommerce.
 * Any help or updates as WordPress is saying the current version in WP Cron has
   not been tested with the version of WordPress installed.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/)

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 *  [TamerDesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dribgib/)
 * (@dribgib)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-403/#post-7076310)
 * same here
 * on WPEngine hosting and using this code to scrape a URL:
 * $url = ‘[https://pinnacleforum.us/?pinnacle_sync&#8217](https://pinnacleforum.us/?pinnacle_sync&#8217);;
   
   $username = ‘pinnacleforum’; $password = ‘YOUR_PASSWORD’; $headers = array( ‘
   Authorization’ => ‘Basic ‘ . base64_encode( “$username:$password” ) ); $result
   = wp_remote_get( $url, array( ‘headers’ => $headers ) );
 * With the correct password obviously
 *  Plugin Author [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * (@johnbillion)
 * WordPress Core Developer
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-403/#post-7076323)
 * As per [the sticky thread in this forum](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-read-before-posting-a-support-thread),
   I’m unable to provide support for problems with WP-Cron itself.
 * You should post a support thread to the [main WordPress support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting)
   instead, where your issue is much more likely to be seen and replied to.

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 * Last reply from: [John Blackbourn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnbillion/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-response-code-403/#post-7076323)
 * Status: resolved