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xmlrpc php wordpress uses, disable without 403 error log message

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  • wordpress xmlrpc php usage
  • xmlrpc php ddos
    • client denied by server configuration xmlrpc php
    • rate limiting xmlrpc php in nginx
    • blocking xml rpc php in nginx
    • Apache with .htaccess
  • Disable Xml RPC Php in wordpress

wordpress xmlrpc php usage

Jetpack plugin
post to your site from your mobile device since your computer was nowhere nearby
create an offline blogging client, where you could compose your content, then connect to your blog to publish it. This connection was done through XML-RPC
Now rest api no need of xml_rpc you can disable it.
XML-RPC server accepts POST requests only.

xmlrpc php ddos

send pingbacks to thousands of sites instantaneously.
access your site using xmlrpc.php by using various username and password combinations.

client denied by server configuration xmlrpc php

when block this rule above message is appear to the client.

rate limiting xmlrpc php in nginx

limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=ratelimitzone:10m rate=30r/m;
1 requests per 2 seconds
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=ratelimitzone:10m rate=10r/m;
1 request for 6 seconds
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=one:10m rate=3r/m;
3 request for m
limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=ratelimitzone:10m rate=1r/s;
1 request for 1 second

location block
location = /xmlrpc.php {
limit_req zone=one burst=5 nodelay;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
}
  limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=one:10m rate=3r/m;

blocking xml rpc php in nginx

location /xmlrpc.php {
deny all;
}
location ~ \xmlrpc.php$ {
    limit_req zone=one burst=2;
fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php7.3-fpm.sock;
            }
location /xmlrpc.php {
deny all;
access_log off;
error_log off;
log_not_found off
}
location = /xmlrpc.php {
deny all;
access_log off;
}
location ~* ^/xmlrpc.php$ {
return 403;
}
location ~* ^/xmlrpc.php$ {return 403;}
location = /xmlrpc.php {
deny all;
access_log off;
error_log off;
log_not_found off;
}
another mtehod
location = /xmlrpc.php {
deny all;
access_log off;
internal;  #no 403 errors in log, but file not found 404 to user
log_not_found off;
}
its working
403 Forbidden
nginx
reload restart not required
sudo systemctl restart nginx

Apache with .htaccess

<Files xmlrpc.php>
Order Allow,Deny
Deny from all
</Files>

Disable Xml RPC Php in wordpress

without plugin at wp-config.php
add_filter( ‘xmlrpc_enabled’, ‘__return_false’ );
lot of plugins there try disabler wordpress plugin
nginx log errors

2021/04/04 18:36:49 [error] 23278#23278: *90766 access forbidden by rule, client: 40.117.124.126, server: raazkumar.in, request: “POST //xmlrpc.php HTTP/1.1″, host: “raazkumar.in”
40.117.124.126 microsoft azure us.

198.41.238.90 client: CloudFlare Inc.

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