Title: wp=cron.php 404?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# wp=cron.php 404?

 *  Resolved [eselby](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eselby/)
 * (@eselby)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpcronphp-404/)
 * I get this error
 * > wp-cron.php is returning a 404 Not Found response which could mean cron jobs
   > aren’t getting fired properly. BackUpWordPress relies on wp-cron to run scheduled
   > back ups.
 * wp-cron.php DOES exist in the file structure. I have verified that wp-config 
   has not disabled cron.
 * Ideas??
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpcronphp-404/#post-3245533)
 * Are your scheduled backups working?
 * If your site is getting 404 response when trying to load wp-cron.php then that
   is likely an issue with your host.
 * I would recommend contacting them and asking telling them about the issue
 *  [hhart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hhart/)
 * (@hhart)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpcronphp-404/#post-3245562)
 * I had the same issue.
 * In my case, it was a conflict with Bulletproof Security Plugin. They have a fix
   listed on their site as a known conflict with their plugin.
 * Here is the fix if you are using Bulletproof Security Plugin along with backupwordpress.
 * You will need to alter some code in the bulletproof secure htaccess file as follows:
 * 1. Find: # REQUEST METHODS FILTERED
    2. remove HEAD from the Request Method filter.
   3. should now look like below
 * RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(TRACE|DELETE|TRACK|DEBUG) [
   NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [F,L]
 * See more at
    [http://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/backupwordpress-404-not-found/#post-708](http://forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/backupwordpress-404-not-found/#post-708)

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 * Last reply from: [hhart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hhart/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wpcronphp-404/#post-3245562)
 * Status: resolved