Title: Is this a problem ? /xmlrpc.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Is this a problem ? /xmlrpc.php

 *  [thepope](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepope/)
 * (@thepope)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/)
 * I have noticed over the last hour or so in my logs this page is being called?/
   xmlrpc.php
 * What is it and why would it be called 65 times in an hour?
 * Any help would be appreciated

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/#post-191269)
 * External tools use that file to post to your blog. For example, Ecto, an external
   blog authoring app, uses xmlrpc.php to post on your blog. And, Flickr uses xmlrpc.
   php to post pictures on your blog. If there is only one IP address accessing 
   that file that often, ban it ASAP. More info: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Combating_Comment_Spam/Denying_Access](http://codex.wordpress.org/Combating_Comment_Spam/Denying_Access)
 *  Thread Starter [thepope](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepope/)
 * (@thepope)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/#post-191273)
 * They all came from the same IP but the problem is that IP resolved to my hosts
   server????
 * When I looked up the top hosts in my assymptomatic stats program that IP comes
   up, I then checked the pages and sure enough all requests for /xmlrpc.php.came
   from the IP which resolves to my hosting server I am confused. What is happening.
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/#post-191293)
 * Did you initiate a bunch of posts yourself?
 *  Thread Starter [thepope](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepope/)
 * (@thepope)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/#post-191355)
 * nope not 50 of them in an hour

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 * Last reply from: [thepope](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepope/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/is-this-a-problem-xmlrpcphp/#post-191355)
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