Title: Invalid method in request
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Invalid method in request

 *  [smhaunch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smhaunch/)
 * (@smhaunch)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-method-in-request/)
 * Hi, I recently installed WordPress on an old G3 iMac running Mac OS X Server (
   10.4.7). Everything seems to function, but the web based admin console is VERY
   slow. Delays of several minutes are not uncommon when saving a post/page. If 
   I use a client tool, such as MarsEdit then the delay when updating content is
   imperceptible.
 * The Apache error log shows many “Invalid method in request” errors, these are
   always clustered around the same point in time for the same client. Here’s an
   example: –
 * [Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request
   [
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:40:28 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request[
   Fri Aug 25 16:43:38 2006] [error] [client 10.0.1.253] Invalid method in request
 * Are these errors anything to worry about? Could they be indicative of the performance
   issues?
 * Hope someone can offer some good advice!
 * Cheers, Steve

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 *  [yosemite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosemite/)
 * (@yosemite)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-method-in-request/#post-441592)
 * Most slow/timeout issues when posting are due to Update Services (Options:Misc)
   being pinged and timing out or responding very slowly.
 * Test by removing all/any services listed there…
 *  Thread Starter [smhaunch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smhaunch/)
 * (@smhaunch)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-method-in-request/#post-441611)
 * Hi, Thanks for replying. The only options I have in are “Track Links’ Update 
   Times” and “Use legacy my-hacks.php” file (and a couple of uploading options),
   neither of which are selected. Is this what you meant?
 *  [yosemite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosemite/)
 * (@yosemite)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-method-in-request/#post-441669)
 * Nope, I screwed up. Take a look in the box near the bottom of Options:**Writing**
   called “Update Services”…
 * Sorry.

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 * Last activity: [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-method-in-request/#post-441669)
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