Title: WordPress 2.0 XMLRPC issue…. Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # WordPress 2.0 XMLRPC issue…. * [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/) * Hello everyone. I am new to WordPress, it’s great so far. * I am trying to implement an XMLRPC upload via either movable type API or Metaweblog API so that I can get it to upload the text and picture that comes with it. * I have been getting an error back on the client program (AIBO Entertainment Player 2.0) when trying to use either of those 2 methods. * I have successfully uploaded just the text with the blogger API method, but I want the picture to go as well. * I turned on error logging in XMLRPC.php, and the log file created an big ole output which on the last 4 lines said the following: * AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA== * 2006-01-01 20:45:34 Output: (MW) Received 105940 bytes * 2006-01-01 20:45:34 Output: (MW) Uploads not allowed * Is there an admin option inside WordPress that I have missed to enable image upload this way? * I have been searching for a while on the forums and on the web and although there is a lot of info out there on wordpress 1.5.1x 2.0 seems to be a bit new, any help you can give would be great thanks!! Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307180) * Please someone tell me if they have ever seen this error in the xmlrpc.log at all? * 2006-01-01 20:45:34 Output: (MW) Uploads not allowed * If so, is it a wordpress or webserver config issue? * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307188) * Looks like either no one else has the problem, or those who do aren’t around on New Years Day. * Can’t help you – I don’t have anything to do with xmlrpc. * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307202) * Well thats ok, I didn’t really expect a reply today. It was just my OP was a bit too detailed, I realised that I only needed an answer about the log file message. * NM I will try a hosted version of WP to see if it has the same issue, that way I will be able to tell if it’s my hosting service or not. * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307218) * That’s a good idea! Post back when you figure it out, okay? So the next guy with the problem can find an answer by searching…. * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307254) * Confirmed. * I created an account on wordpress.com tested XMLRPC upload and same errors occur at the client end (though since I can’t see the actual log file on that server, I have to assume it is the same error on the server). * Output: (MW) Uploads not allowed * So basically at this point the question is: * Can Movable Type API or Metaweblog API upload pictures via XMLRPC.php on WordPress 2.0 ? * If they work with other clients, then I will just have to assume that it’s the Aibo Entertainment Player 2.0 that is incompatible in some way with XMLRPC. * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307255) * Hopefully someone with some info for you will show up eventually – may be tomorrow though! * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307256) * There’s a bug in the XMLRPC uploader in 2.0. The problem is fixed in the repository. You can fix it manually by following [these instructions](http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/archives/001602.php). * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307269) * Implemented changes as on that link. * Sadly it doesn’t appear to fix my problem, I still get the following error in my xmlrpc.log file with the MetaWeblog API: * Output: (MW) Uploads not allowed * same thing for the Moveable Type API. * Again XMLRPC.php only seems to transfer the data correctly when no picture is sent (like when using Blogger API). * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307286) * OK here is the piece of code in XMLRPC.php that writes the error out to the xmlrpc. log file: * if(!get_settings(‘use_fileupload’)) { // Uploads not allowed logIO(‘O’, ‘(MW) Uploads not allowed’); $this->error = new IXR_Error(405, ‘No uploads allowed for this site.’); return $this->error; } * where is this use_fileupload variable set in WP2.0? I can find no other reference to it anywhere else in the code. * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307288) * To add even more confusion to this, it seems that the above block of code only exists in the ecto version of xmlrpc.php, not the version released with wordpress 2.0. * This suggests to me that it maybe an obsolete option. * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307289) * You have to be an Editor or Administrator to upload files. Authors can’t upload files. You can promote the Author to an Editor or use the [Role Manager Plugin](http://asymptomatic.net/2005/12/31/2189/role-manager-plugin/) to give Authors the ‘upload_files’ capability. * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307294) * Thanks Ryan, the account is an admin however. * [davez0r](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davez0r/) * (@davez0r) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307296) * I have the same problem using MarsEdit ([http://ranchero.com/marsedit/](http://ranchero.com/marsedit/)) and Ecto, neither can upload anything (in my case, images). If I copied the xmlrpc. php file from 1.5.2 would that cause any problems and if not would it work? * Thread Starter [rubsi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubsi/) * (@rubsi) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307298) * This is now fixed for me (though may have other issues later on), at least for the time being. * First I followed the information here [these instructions](http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/archives/001602.php) as suggested by ryan. * Then I edited the xmlrpc.php file that came from those instructions and commented out this block of code: * if(!get_settings(‘use_fileupload’)) { // Uploads not allowed logIO(‘O’, ‘(MW) Uploads not allowed’); $this->error = new IXR_Error(405, ‘No uploads allowed for this site.’); return $this->error; } * This may be a bad idea long term, but until another fix is available it will have to do. Once again need to stress that the use uploading was an admin user. * [Ryan Boren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan/) * (@ryan) * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-20-xmlrpc-issue/#post-307301) * I didn’t notice that he pointed to an older version of xmlrpc.php. That version will not work as is because it has the obsolete check for use_fileupload. Commenting out that check is fine. 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